Mename Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mename Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mename Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Menamè (1) are calculated separately.

Mename (14) may also be a first name.

Mename Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mename (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺎﻣﻪ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Menamè. For other potential spellings of Mename click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mename? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Mename is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Mename are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Mename is most prevalent in: East Region, where 67 percent live, Littoral Region, where 17 percent live and South Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menamè941/
Mengame9241/
Menamer922/
Menamee921/
Menamey921/
Menamie921/
Meiname921/
Menames921/
Menam912,299/
Menayame864,493/
Menyoame862/
Menaamer861/
Meneyame861/
Menayeme861/
Maname83526/
Menama83258/
Miname83184/
Menham83158/
Meneam83158/
Menaam83154/
Mengam83142/
Moname8378/
Myname8375/
Meneme8372/
Meinam8354/
Metnam8350/
Megnam8347/
Meenam8338/
Menome8335/
Meanam8316/
Mienam8314/
Menime839/
Mesnam837/
Menami837/
Menamy836/
Menahm835/
Mehnam833/
Mejnam831/
Menaim831/
Mienayame8048/
Meniyamer804/
Meyngamey801/
Mengome77781/
Maenami77753/
Meengam7795/
Meisnam7751/
Mahname7728/
Monamme7726/
Manamea7723/
Manamee7721/
Menamma7715/
Megnamé779/
Menoume778/
Mengami778/
Meenama776/
Mhoname775/
Mainame775/
Menemei775/
Megnami775/
Menyeme775/
Menaham774/
Monamee774/
Menamoi774/
Monamie773/
Meanami773/
Meeneam773/
Meingam772/
Manhame772/
Menemeh772/
Monname772/
Hmengam772/
Meenaam771/
Meenamm771/
Menomea771/
Mmoname771/
Minamea771/
Minamie771/
Mienami771/
Moneame771/
Megnome771/
Menemee771/
Menomes771/
Menaami771/
Manaame771/
Meenham770/
Meunham770/
Meinayamer756/
Menheameah751/
Minam738,206/
Mynam732,382/
Menom73126/
Monnamme71366/
Menayami71298/
Mengoume71136/
Meenamma7157/
Menoumes7114/
Metinnam7112/
Meenheam714/
Hmeengam714/
Mynameis712/
Mahnamei712/
Menaheim711/
Meanneam711/
Mannamey711/
Meinyeme711/
Menyieme711/
Meneyama711/
Menayama711/
Maingame711/
Megnaham710/
Minami67119,813/
Monami672,222/
Mingam671,309/
Manami67828/
Mainam67826/
Minama67667/
Monamy67358/
Moinam6742/
Minham6742/
Misnam6728/
Menoum6726/
Maynam6724/
Menemi6722/
Mengom6722/
Minamy6717/
Menhom6714/
Muinam6713/
Meneim6711/
Mitnam6710/
Minaam679/
Mienayami679/
Menemy676/
Minaim675/
Minamm672/
Menoma672/
Menahmova672/
Menheimer671/
Meniyomer671/
Menomy671/
Mynaam671/
Maingamei671/
Meunom671/
Mignam671/
Menomi671/
Mynham670/
Manamy670/

Mename Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mename in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﺎﻣﻪmnamh-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mename
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