Menen Surname

28,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Menen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia18,1911:5,362856
Spain1051:445,25723,393
Turkey901:864,68241,266
India841:9,131,731182,786
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
France361:1,845,076161,051
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Belgium181:638,70256,744
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Menen (2,176) may also be a first name.

Menen Last Name Facts

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

Menen (Arabic: منين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻦ, Hindi: मेनेन, Marathi: मेनेन, Russian: Менен) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Menén. Click here for other possible spellings of Menen.

How Common Is The Last Name Menen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Menen is the 28,581st most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 387,759 people. Menen occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Menen live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 160,707th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 2,176 people.

The last name Menen is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 18,191 people, or 1 in 5,362. Aside from Ethiopia this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 1 percent live and Turkey, where 0 percent live.

Menen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Menen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Menen surname expanded 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Menen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Menen are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Menen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.01% more than the national average, earning R 297,060 per year and in United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menén931/
Meinen915,011/
Meynen91984/
Meenen91603/
Meneng91417/
Maenen91416/
Moenen91209/
Meneen9185/
Mehnen9151/
Menent9145/
Meanen9125/
Meneun9119/
Menend915/
Mienen913/
Menien913/
Menenc913/
Menehn911/
Metnen911/
Megnen910/
Meignen831,328/
Meijnen83488/
Meynent83142/
Megnent83125/
Megneng8356/
Meynenc838/
Meanien837/
Meinnen835/
Moehnen835/
Meyneng834/
Meannen834/
Menehen831/
Meinien831/
Menengh830/
Maenien830/
Menem8015,660/
Menin8013,815/
Manen802,081/
Minen80673/
Monen80423/
Mynen8053/
Menyn8047/
Menhn806/
Menín802/
Meignent7777/
Menengue7721/
Megneeng771/
Mannen732,657/
Menina731,284/
Menyon731,237/
Mengin731,011/
Mohnen73727/
Mening73460/
Meneem73402/
Misnen73338/
Megnin73327/
Mijnen73325/
Maanen73318/
Menion73180/
Mahnen73148/
Mignen73146/
Mineng7372/
Monnen7365/
Menyna7345/
Maynen7331/
Menijn7327/
Möhnen7327/
Mainen7326/
Meenin7325/
Meenim7314/
Meynin7312/
Meinin7311/
Mesnin739/
Muinen737/
Meinem736/
Menuin734/
Mmenem734/
Mehnin732/
Metnin732/
Mynene732/
Minent731/
Maenin731/
Meanem731/
Meynem731/
Megnem731/
Menind731/
Muynen731/
Hminen731/
Meenhn731/
Meanin731/
Moenin731/
Moynen730/
Moinen730/
Menink730/
Meenem730/
Megnengue7121/
Menehegne711/
Meining67332/
Meaning67304/
Mainene67221/
Meenink67185/
Meignin67119/
Mahanen6770/
Meynink6750/
Meinina6747/
Meagnin6744/
Megning6741/
Maignen6738/
Mesning6722/
Mehning678/
Maineng675/
Muijnen675/
Meingin673/
Meyning673/
Megnint672/
Mayneng672/
Minenne671/
Meinene671/
Meinyon671/
Mahnnen671/
Meenien671/
Meening671/
Muinene671/
Mehnina671/
Mégnent671/
Mehgnem671/
Meeneem671/
Meenuun671/
Meangin671/
Meninck671/
Maynene670/
Meinion670/

Menen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻦmnn-
Menen in the Hindi language
मेनेनmenena-
Menen in the Marathi language
मेनेनmenena44.62
मेणmena24.62
मेननmenana15.38
मेनmena9.23
मेनॅनmenena6.15
Menen in the Russian language
Мененmenen-
Menen in the Arabic language
منينmnyn-

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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 Menen
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