Menyah Surname

281,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Menyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
England171:3,277,533109,658
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Menyah (75) may also be a first name.

Menyah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Menyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻴﺎﻩ) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Menyah.

How Common Is The Last Name Menyah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menyah is the 281,779th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,323,262 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Menyah live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Menyah is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 75 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,247 people, or 1 in 21,669. Not including Ghana this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Menyah Last Name Statistics demography

Menyah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.51% more than the national average, earning $59,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehnyah921/
Menya917,653/
Meneiyah861/
Meniah83109/
Meinya8377/
Manyah8352/
Menjah8339/
Mhenya8333/
Hmenya8331/
Menyha8330/
Minyah8330/
Menyea8329/
Mgenya8324/
Meenya8318/
Mmenya8315/
Monyah837/
Meneah836/
Menyoh835/
Menyat835/
Menhya834/
Mienya832/
Menyoa832/
Meanya832/
Menyas831/
Menyaa831/
Menyay831/
Meunya831/
Menyhei77182/
Manyaha7732/
Meniaha7729/
Maeniah7724/
Menyhay7716/
Menyasz7712/
Menyház778/
Manyahy775/
Meneiya772/
Meanyea772/
Megnadh771/
Mehenya771/
Menhyea771/
Meenhya771/
Menoiya771/
Meniahe771/
Menjiah771/
Menaiya771/
Monyaha771/
Meanyat771/
Mhanyah771/
Minya7316,924/
Megna735,067/
Menia733,659/
Menja73526/
Menyo73515/
Menea73203/
Menha73200/
Menho7344/
Mynya731/
Manaiyah714/
Meniaouh711/
Mannya67499/
Maniah67499/
Mainya67443/
Manjah67350/
Menjay67259/
Megnai67214/
Menias67190/
Muinya67179/
Menhou67139/
Manhya67131/
Menjoh67131/
Manyoh67127/
Manjya67109/
Meenia6792/
Moenia6786/
Megnia6776/
Mengia6765/
Meanea6742/
Monhya6728/
Mesgna6727/
Moniah6726/
Minjah6726/
Mineah6724/
Menija6724/
Menjoy6723/
Meneho6720/
Maenia6718/
Monjah6718/
Maneah6718/
Menjat6718/
Menjad6717/
Menjas6716/
Mginya6716/
Menjia6715/
Megnat6714/
Miniah6714/
Moinya6710/
Mesnia677/
Hmenia677/
Memjah677/
Mienyo677/
Menhoi676/
Meenja675/
Meagnauth674/
Mminya674/
Mhinya674/
Meneha674/
Menyot674/
Mengea674/
Menjai674/
Moneah673/
Menjea673/
Menhoo673/
Meniaï673/
Minyoh673/
Megnas672/
Meniho672/
Meanyo672/
Muynya671/
Meania671/
Megnad671/
Mihnya671/
Minyaa671/
Minyay671/
Mhenia671/
Meniaj671/
Meniha671/
Meniat671/
Meniaa671/
Meneaa671/
Meinia671/
Meenyo671/
Minhya671/
Mionya671/
Mgenja671/
Meinja671/
Megnoh671/
Menhai671/
Menjap671/
Menjja671/
Meneoa671/
Myonya671/
Meanha671/
Menhei671/
Meniaz671/
Meunia670/

Menyah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻴﺎﻩmnyah83.33
ﻣﻴﻨﺎﻩmynah16.67

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