Mounaye Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Mounaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Mounaye (218) may also be a first name.
Mounaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mounaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mounaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﺎﻳﻪ) is found most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mounaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mounaye are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Mounaye is also the 611,412th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 218 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 93 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 16 percent reside and Mauritania, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mounaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mounaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻨﺎﻳﻪ | mnayh | 44.93 |
| ﻣﻨﺎﻱ | mnay | 34.78 |
| ﻣﻮﻧﺎﻱ | mwnay | 7.25 |
| ﻣﻨﺎﻳﺔ | mnayt | 5.8 |
| ﻣﻮﻧﺎﻳﻪ | mwnayh | 4.35 |
| ﻣﻮﻧﺎﻳﺔ | mwnayt | 1.45 |
| ﻣﻮﻧﺎﻳﺎ | mwnaya | 1.45 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mounaye
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