Meyeye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Meyeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Meyeye (13) may also be a first name.
Meyeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meyeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻲ) is most common in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meyeye.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyeye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Meyeye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meyeye live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 13 people.
The last name Meyeye is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meyeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meyeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻲ | amyy | 71.43 |
| ﻣﻴﻲ | myy | 28.57 |
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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 Meyeye
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