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Where Does The Last Name Menye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Menye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻴﻪ, Marathi: मेणये) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Menyé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 56,531^st most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 812,707 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Menye live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 301,975^th most commonly held first name globally, held by 742 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8,115 people, or 1 in 2,559. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 77 percent are found, South Region, where 16 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Menye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Menye surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Menye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning R 215,220 per year and in United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.