Momen Surname

8,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Libya

Momen Surname User-submission:

This surname refers to one who is the most devoted to God and most loved by God.

Momen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh21,9891:7,247652
Iran13,6561:5,623763
Afghanistan12,4211:2,589277
Egypt9,4271:9,7521,177
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Yemen1,8091:14,6081,672
Iraq1,0221:34,2681,565
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
United Arab Emirates5101:17,9652,136
Japan4381:291,88210,983
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Pakistan2161:827,05511,601
India1981:3,874,068106,327
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Philippines1261:803,47876,852
England891:626,04636,944
Malaysia851:346,99118,513
Canada711:518,95243,932
Jordan531:166,8388,814
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
France251:2,656,909193,074
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Oman41:921,9937,313
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China21:683,660,78330,601
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Momén (1) are calculated separately.

Momen (65,178) may also be a first name.

Momen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to one who is the most devoted to God and most loved by God.

- sarfrajmomin

The meaning of the name is 'believer'. It is more common in Arabic nations.

- moamen

Momen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Momen (Arabic: مومن, Bengali: মোমেন, Hindi: मोमीन, Marathi: मोमेन, Russian: Момэн) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Momén. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Momen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Momen is the 8,412th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 107,621 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Momen are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,774th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 65,178 people.

Momen is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 21,989 people, or 1 in 7,247. Outside of Bangladesh it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 18 percent reside.

Momen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Momen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Momen last name expanded 706 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Momen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Momen last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Momen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.24% more than the national average, earning $49,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.33% more than the national average, earning $63,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Momén931/
Moumen9126,895/
Moemen913,684/
Mo'men913,152/
Moment911,401/
Moomen911,301/
Mommen91737/
Momeen91456/
Mohmen9122/
Momeng9119/
Mosmen9118/
M'Omen919/
Momoen917/
Momend916/
Momenn916/
Momien912/
Momehn911/
Moymen911/
Motmen911/
Momaen911/
Momemn911/
Momn89113/
Moomuen8338/
Mohymen836/
Moumeen834/
Hmoumen834/
Mou'men834/
Moomeen833/
Momenne833/
Moummen832/
Moument832/
Moumenn832/
Momment831/
Mohmeng831/
Mhomeng831/
Momin80411,095/
Momyn801,997/
Mamen801,927/
Mumen801,732/
Memen801,290/
Momem8018/
Moumn8018/
Momne8014/
Moemn8010/
Momng804/
Moimn804/
Mo'mn804/
Mêmen801/
Mmemn801/
Momnd801/
Mohmmend771/
Momina7341,527/
Moumin7310,472/
Mammen736,716/
Momind735,956/
Mameng731,037/
Mumeen73819/
Moomin73568/
Mamaen73354/
Mehmen73281/
Memmen73278/
Mameen73187/
Mamuen73108/
Mommin73107/
Moming7382/
Mmomin7377/
Mohmin7364/
Moumne7347/
Mominn7341/
Mumeng7337/
Mhemen7332/
Moimin7321/
Momion7318/
Momint7316/
Moemin7315/
Mahmen7315/
Mhomin7312/
Momijn7312/
Mament7311/
Mosmin739/
Maamen738/
Momeem737/
Meemen737/
Mamehn737/
Moymin737/
Momyna736/
Momimn735/
Hmamen735/
Muhmen735/
Mamien735/
Mojmin734/
Mummen734/
Mamend734/
Muomin734/
Meumen734/
Momemt733/
Moumem733/
Mumuen733/
Mmamen733/
Mo'min733/
Masmen732/
Muimen732/
Moumèn732/
Maumen732/
Mumien732/
Mu'men731/
Moomem731/
Mmemin731/
Mamoen731/
Memoen731/
Mohymn731/
Momyon731/
Mosmnn731/
Mominc731/
Mumeun731/
Moumengue711/
Mamn671,549/
Mammeng67287/
Mommina6770/
Moumion6756/
Moumina6741/
Memn6739/
Mahamen6733/
Moomina6727/
Mumn678/
Maamoen677/
Mouming676/
Masmeen674/
Mohming674/
Momming673/
Mumment673/
Muhmmen673/
Momnova672/
Mamment672/
Mamengk672/
Maumeen672/
Mummeen672/
Muimeen672/
Maameen672/
Mammaen671/
Moujmin671/
Motmeem671/
Mahmend671/
Mominne671/
Mooming671/
Mhameen671/
Maamenk671/

Momen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Momen in the Bengali language
মোমেনmomena80
মুমেনmumena20
Momen in the Hindi language
मोमीनmomina62.5
मोमिनmomina20.83
मोमेनmomena8.33
मोमॅनmomena8.33
Momen in the Marathi language
मोमेनmomena51.49
मोमीनmomina35.64
मोमेणmomena7.92
मोमीेनmomiena3.96
Momen in the Russian language
Момэнmomen-
Momen in the Arabic language
مومنmwmn-

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