Menih Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Menih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 96 | 1:42,655 | 3,243 |
| Indonesia | 91 | 1:1,453,288 | 98,507 |
| Slovenia | 57 | 1:43,643 | 7,685 |
| Algeria | 19 | 1:2,033,240 | 43,760 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Menih (1,547) may also be a first name.
Menih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Menih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻴﻪ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menih? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 948,111th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name Menih occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Menih reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 197,070th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 1,547 people.
Menih is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 42,655. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 57 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than Mauritania Menih occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Slovenia, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﻴﻪ | mnyh | 97.44 |
| ﺍﻣﻨﻴﻪ | amnyh | 2.56 |
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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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- 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 Menih
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