Mename Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Mename Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Mename (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺎﻣﻪ) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Menamè. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mename? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Mename live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mename is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename globally, held by 14 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Mename is most common in: East Region, where 67 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 17 percent are found and South Region, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mename Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mename in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﺎﻣﻪ | mnamh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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