Moumani Surname
Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname
Moumani Surname User-submission:
The Momani family of Jordan live in the villages of Sakhra, Ebbin, Ebellin and Ain Janna (all in Ajloun, a city in the north of Jordan).
As for the name Momani, many documents show that it was derived and changed over the years from the name, Mo'amen, which is Arabic for believer or the true believer and stories tell that it was a name given to the family origin Sheikh Ali al-Junaidi.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 566 | 1:68,254 | 11,121 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Cameroon | 87 | 1:238,725 | 23,654 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Moumani (76) may also be a first name.
Moumani Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Momani family of Jordan live in the villages of Sakhra, Ebbin, Ebellin and Ain Janna (all in Ajloun, a city in the north of Jordan).
As for the name Momani, many documents show that it was derived and changed over the years from the name, Mo'amen, which is Arabic for believer or the true believer and stories tell that it was a name given to the family origin Sheikh Ali al-Junaidi.
They claim to be descendants of Al Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Taleb (Prophet's Mohammad grandson) and they have a certificate dated in 1329 Islamic Year (1911 AD) which they say has been copied from the original one dated in the Islamic Year 380 (990 AD) to prove that and it still protected with Junaid bin Sheikh Mohammed Al-Junaidi in Homs in Syria.
Their Lineage goes back to Ali bin Taleb as follow; Ali Sayeh (whom Al Momani family came from) Bin Qasim Al-Junaidi bin Al Sayyed Al-Junaidi Al-Baghdadi bin Mohammed Al-Awwaad bin Musa al-Shafie bin Ibrahim Ali Murtada bin Musa al-Kadhim bin Ja'far Al-Sadik bin Muhammad al-Baqir bin Zaid al-Abidine Ben Al Hussein bin Ali bin Abi Talib.
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Where Does The Last Name Moumani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moumani occurs most in Algeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moumani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 361,170th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,273,000 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Moumani reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widely held forename at a global level, held by 76 people.
Moumani is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 566 people, or 1 in 68,254. In Algeria Moumani is primarily concentrated in: Skikda Province, where 72 percent are found, Tlemcen Province, where 27 percent are found and Sétif Province, where 1 percent are found. Besides Algeria Moumani occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 27 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
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