Menjay Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Menjay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 253 | 1:17,425 | 1,783 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Menjay (23) may also be a first name.
Menjay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menjay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Menjay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺠﺎﻱ, Hindi: मेंजय) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menjay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 990,978th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Menjay live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.
The surname Menjay is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 17,425. In Liberia Menjay is mostly found in: Sinoe County, where 48 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 30 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Menjay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menjay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﺠﺎﻱ | mnjay | - |
| Menjay in the Hindi language | ||
| मेंजय | menjaya | - |
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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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- 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 Menjay
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