Menba Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Menba Surname Definition:
(from an acronym/abbreviation) This is a reference to an ancestor who had died and about whom the Hebrew phrase menuhoto beden (“may his rest be in the Garden of Eden”) was used. Another form of the name is Manba.
Menba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Menba (48) may also be a first name.
Menba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an acronym/abbreviation) This is a reference to an ancestor who had died and about whom the Hebrew phrase menuhoto beden (“may his rest be in the Garden of Eden”) was used. Another form of the name is Manba.
Menba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Menba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺐ, Hindi: मेनबा, Oriya: େମଁବା, Tibetan: མན་པ།) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Menba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Menba is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Menba reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Menba is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 48 people.
Menba is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 157,448. In Liberia Menba is mostly found in: Nimba County, where 75 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 25 percent are found. Other than Liberia this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent are found and Turkey, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﺐ | mnb | - |
| Menba in the Tibetan language | ||
| མན་པ། | menpa | - |
| Menba in the Hindi language | ||
| मेनबा | menaba | - |
| Menba in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଁବା | emamba | - |
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Footnotes
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