Menyene Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Menyene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menyene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1731:120,05213,748
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France11:66,422,722504,397

Menyene (683) may also be a first name.

Menyene Last Name Facts

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

Menyene is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menyene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Menyene is the 1,286,243rd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Menyene is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Menyene are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Menyene is also the 316,697th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 683 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 120,052. In Cameroon Menyene is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 83 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 14 percent reside and South Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Menyene
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