Menyame Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Menyame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Menyame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Menyame Come From? nationality or country of origin
Menyame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻴﺎﻡ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Menyame? popularity and diffusion
The last name Menyame is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Menyame occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Menyame live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Menyame is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menyoame | 93 | 2 | / |
| Menyamer | 93 | 1 | / |
| Menyama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meniame | 86 | 2 | / |
| Menyome | 86 | 1 | / |
| Menijaime | 75 | 3 | / |
| Menihayme | 75 | 3 | / |
| Menyoma | 71 | 22 | / |
| Megnamé | 71 | 9 | / |
| Minyama | 71 | 7 | / |
| Megnami | 71 | 5 | / |
| Meniama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Minyami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Megnome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menheameah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minjamer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meneoume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhinyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muinyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miniama | 57 | 93 | / |
| Mignami | 57 | 45 | / |
| Minyomi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Miniami | 57 | 2 | / |
| Minjama | 57 | 1 | / |
| Menjoma | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moinjama | 53 | 8 | / |
| Miniamma | 53 | 4 | / |
| Mainiamma | 50 | 1 | / |
| Miniehama | 50 | 1 | / |
Menyame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Menyame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﻴﺎﻡ | mnyam | - |
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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 Menyame
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