Meyene Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Meyene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 144 | 1:144,230 | 16,009 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
Meyene (295) may also be a first name.
Meyene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meyene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻦ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyene? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meyene are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 513,559th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 295 people.
The surname Meyene is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 144,230. In Cameroon Meyene is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 75 percent live, East Region, where 12 percent live and Littoral Region, where 8 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meyene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meyene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 80 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 20 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meyene
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