Menama Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Menama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2081:99,85111,805
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
India131:59,005,029552,550
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Menama (416) may also be a first name.

Menama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Menama Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Menama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: मेनमा, Oriya: େମନାମା) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Menama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 993,593rd most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Menama reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Menama is also the 421,501st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 416 people.

The last name Menama is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 99,851. In Cameroon Menama is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 87 percent are found, South Region, where 10 percent are found and Far North Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menamma9215/
Meenama926/
Megnama923/
Mengama922/
Menamat921/
Maenama921/
Menamah921/
Meenamma8657/
Mehnamad861/
Monama8313,236/
Manama832,419/
Menamo831,772/
Menema831,764/
Minama83667/
Mename8315/
Menami837/
Menamy836/
Menoma832/
Menamè831/
Menhammad801/
Menamahas801/
Manamma771,145/
Meinema771,115/
Mainama77696/
Minamma77228/
Mingama7750/
Meneima7741/
Mengame7741/
Manaima7739/
Monamma7737/
Minamai7736/
Menamou7727/
Manamea7723/
Manaema7719/
Minamoa7717/
Manhama7714/
Mahnama7710/
Megnamé779/
Mannama779/
Mynamma778/
Mengami778/
Maanama777/
Manamay777/
Manamai776/
Minaema776/
Menemma775/
Minaama775/
Megnami775/
Menamoi774/
Minamah774/
Meanami773/
Mengamo773/
Menamer772/
Manamaa772/
Moinama772/
Monhama772/
Menouma772/
Menamee771/
Menamey771/
Menamie771/
Mujnama771/
Meiname771/
Manaama771/
Manamah771/
Manamau771/
Minamap771/
Minamea771/
Mienami771/
Menaimo771/
Menames771/
Menamop771/
Mengoma771/
Monnama771/
Monaima771/
Monamai771/
Monauma771/
Menaami771/
Menheameah751/
Mahanama717,420/
Mannamma7130/
Mingamai7117/
Muinamah7116/
Maneamma7116/
Maanaima7116/
Meijnema7115/
Megnouma7112/
Manaumah7111/
Mainamma716/
Mengouma716/
Mohnamma714/
Maingama714/
Moingama714/
Maanamma711/
Manammaa711/
Manneama711/
Meenemma711/
Minahama711/
Mingamma711/
Memhamah711/
Menaamer711/
Menoumas711/
Mainamga711/
Manaemai711/
Mannamaa711/
Mingamah711/
Minamaai711/
Manaamah711/
Minamaya711/
Majnamad711/
Minami67119,813/
Minamo67537/
Monamo67347/
Minema67187/
Miname67184/
Manamo67163/
Myname6775/
Monema6754/
Menemo6741/
Menome6735/
Minoma6723/
Monoma6718/
Minamy6717/
Muinasmaa6714/
Mañama679/
Menomo673/
Manamá673/
Menomy671/
Mmannamma671/
Ma'anaima671/
Mahanamai671/
Mahanamma671/
Meyngamey671/
Minaemaha671/
Minahamat671/
Menomi671/

Menama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﺎﻣﻪmnamh-
Menama in the Hindi language
मेनमाmenama-
Menama in the Oriya language
େମନାମାemanama-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menama
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