Meny Surname

177,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Meny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
France6921:95,98714,022
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Mauritania1851:22,1341,961
Uruguay1061:32,3753,724
Germany981:821,48459,964
Argentina741:577,61441,358
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Mény (5) are calculated separately.

Meny (1,074) may also be a first name.

Meny Last Name Facts

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

Meny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻲ, Russian: Мены) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Mény. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 177,383rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,021,371 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Meny are found; 33 percent are found in Western Europe and 30 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 243,917th most common first name globally, held by 1,074 people.

The surname Meny is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Not including Egypt this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Meny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meny surname increased 719 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meny last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the political party.

Meny earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.44% less than the national average, earning $41,665 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mény925/
Meniy8910,442/
Meany892,494/
Meney892,186/
Menay892,152/
Menyo89515/
Mieny89240/
Menoy89210/
Menyi89137/
Mehny89123/
Meiny8964/
Meeny8920/
Menøy896/
Menuy892/
Menhy892/
M'Eny891/
Menyh891/
Meaney807,943/
Meinay803,009/
Menaya80240/
Mgenyi80184/
Menahy80126/
Mehney80114/
Meeney80112/
Mengoy8091/
Mengay8089/
Mmenyi8087/
Mesney8061/
Mesnay8041/
Mheiny8022/
Mieney8013/
Meyney8013/
Mesnyi8012/
Mheyny8010/
Mengey808/
Menyoh805/
Methny803/
Mengiy803/
Metney802/
Menyoa802/
Meuney802/
Meanyo802/
Menhyi802/
Menaay802/
Meenuy802/
Metnyy801/
Mehnay801/
Hmeiny801/
Meanoy801/
Meenyo801/
Meheny801/
Meny's801/
Meenoy801/
Meinny801/
Meenay800/
Meanny800/
Mena75320,435/
Mene7518,439/
Meni754,984/
Miny751,315/
Myny75594/
Menh75153/
Menj7529/
Mené7526/
Menè758/
Mená751/
Mení751/
Meigney7381/
Meanney739/
Megneys737/
Meinaya736/
Methney733/
H'Meïny731/
M'Heyny731/
Measnoy731/
Menahay731/
Mmeenyi731/
Meisney731/
Mengeyi731/
Mesnayd731/
H'Meiny731/
Meheney730/
Meahney730/
Meena67115,472/
Menge6715,885/
Mengi6713,260/
Menai678,995/
Menaa678,466/
Menes677,448/
Megne677,276/
Menez675,842/
Menet674,326/
Meana673,763/
Meine672,764/
Menie672,662/
Menis672,512/
Minay672,204/
Mhene671,862/
Mheni671,219/
Meniz671,003/
Menhi67952/
Megni67888/
Menei67829/
Meina67741/
Meneu67646/
Miniy67617/
Mehne67581/
Mejni67553/
Moiny67547/
Metni67500/
Menaj67432/
Miene67379/
Mehni67360/
Meyne67360/
Minoy67350/
Mener67333/
Menoa67300/
Miney67298/
Mejna67291/
Minyo67277/
Menih67276/
Menea67203/
Muiny67201/
Menio67200/
Meyna67185/
Meene67167/
Meneh67148/
Menit67139/
Menep67121/
Minyi67111/
Miena67110/
Mmene67102/
Mainy6799/
Menje6793/
Mmeni6781/
Menui6773/
Meanh6772/
Menoi6765/
Mesni6759/
Mesne6758/
Metne6755/
Meune6752/
Meinj6752/
Menee6744/
Mýtny6729/
Mened6728/
Menii6721/
Meyni6720/
Mayny6720/
Meane6719/
Meenh6717/
Minuy6715/
Menehaya6713/
Mhena6711/
Mgene6711/
Majny6711/
Menés6710/
Menoj678/
Meïne678/
Menhe676/
Hmene676/
Mynay675/
Meuni675/
Moyny675/
Meenj674/
Mynys674/
Menij673/
Mynyh673/
Menej672/
Hmena672/
Mmena672/
Menjp671/
Menid671/
Menàa671/
Menói671/
Menês671/
Menêz671/
Meneï671/
Miony671/
Mejne671/
Meinh671/
Menéh671/
Meneś671/
Meniç671/
Hmeni671/
Mynuy671/
Meïna671/
Hmenh671/
Myney670/
Menip670/

Meny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻲmny66.28
ﺍﻣﻨﻲamny15.12
ﻣﻨﻰmny10.47
ﻣﻦmn3.49
ﺃﻣﻦamn2.33
ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻰalmny1.16
ﺃﻣﻨﻲamny1.16
Meny in the Russian language
Меныmeny-

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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 Meny
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