Menene Surname

128,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Menene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Burkina Faso5791:31,6961,767
Cameroon1261:164,83417,742
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
England51:11,143,612252,590
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Menene (209) may also be a first name.

Menene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻦ) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Menene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menene? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,555th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,067,389 people. The surname Menene is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Menene are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 625,736th most common first name internationally, held by 209 people.

The surname Menene is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Barring Ethiopia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 16 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Menene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Menene last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mengene92539/
Menenge92167/
Menegne92156/
Menenes9215/
Menenez9211/
Maenene929/
Menhene924/
Menenee923/
Moenene922/
Megnene922/
Meinene921/
Menenei921/
Mehnene921/
Mgenene921/
Meneine921/
Meneane920/
Menhenge864/
Menegner864/
Meinenei861/
Mengeene861/
Meneneih861/
Mengenge861/
Mehenene861/
Menhenet860/
Monene835,134/
Manene833,640/
Mengen83682/
Meneni83533/
Menine83408/
Minene83273/
Menone83216/
Menane83162/
Menean8388/
Meneun8319/
Menein8315/
Menena8315/
Meneny8311/
Menhen839/
Mynene832/
Menyne831/
Menhennet80262/
Menhenett8063/
Meneimneh801/
Menhenner801/
Menehegne801/
Menhane77815/
Minenge77399/
Mainene77221/
Meninea77210/
Mengine7768/
Menineh7743/
Menines7740/
Meninez7734/
Mannene7722/
Meyneni7718/
Menonne7710/
Maneney779/
Meneing778/
Meengen777/
Minener775/
Moenane775/
Minenez774/
Mionene774/
Meenhem774/
Menesen773/
Mahnene773/
Minehne772/
Menaney772/
Meneina772/
Mengenj772/
Menoney772/
Monnene772/
Manenie772/
Menaine772/
Manenhe772/
Meaneni771/
Meeneni771/
Megneni771/
Minenje771/
Metneny771/
Meneeni771/
Menengi771/
Menisen771/
Monenee771/
Moeneni771/
Menehen771/
Menanne771/
Muinene771/
Meinena771/
Menyone771/
Menenio771/
Menenoi771/
Menanea771/
Menecem771/
Menhine771/
Menenai771/
Mmanene771/
Maynene770/
Menhein770/
Menonee770/
Menigne770/
Menhennett75314/
Menhemnett752/
Menhn736/
Meignein7147/
Maneanea7143/
Megnegni7127/
Mainenge7125/
Menengoy718/
Methneni717/
Menechin716/
Menengoi714/
Meninech714/
Meenheam714/
Mehengen712/
Mainenei711/
Misnener711/
Mieneani711/
Methneny711/
Menengay711/
Mahanene711/
Mmenheng711/
Mengengi711/
Meengeen711/
Meanngen711/
Menhaine710/
Menhaney710/
Menenois710/
Menhenit710/
Menini675,585/
Myneni673,162/
Mengin671,011/
Menhem67166/
Mineni67162/
Meneam67158/
Menhenitt6767/
Minena6765/
Moneny6754/
Menijn6727/
Minein6716/
Meinetten6713/
Meneim6711/
Menoin678/
Maneny675/
Menuin674/
Menain674/
Minetn672/
Meinheint671/
Menechind671/
Myneny671/
Uamminene671/
Minean671/
Miñene671/
Meenhn671/
Menhenith670/
Menhinnet670/

Menene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻦmnn75
ﻣﻨﺎﻥmnan25

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