Méné Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Méné Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Méné Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

The alternate forms: Mené (26), Méne (2), Mene (18,439), Menè (8), Mêne (5) & Mène (3) are calculated separately.

Méné Last Name Facts

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

The surname Méné is most common in The Ivory Coast. It may also occur as: Mené, Méne, Mene, Menè, Mêne or Mène. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Méné? popularity and diffusion

The surname Méné is the 7,593,402nd most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Méné are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Méné is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 7,690,411. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 33 percent are found and Mauritania, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mené9226/
Méne922/
Mene8318,439/
Menè838/
Mêne835/
Mène833/
Miné7545/
Ména756/
Mény755/
Méni753/
Mayné67200/
Ménes67131/
Ménez6783/
Manné6725/
Moiné6713/
Mainé6713/
Menés6710/
Méner6710/
Mijné677/
Ménès676/
Minés674/
Ménie672/
Mahné672/
Ménet672/
Moené671/
Ménis671/
Menéh671/
Ménai671/
Mhéni671/

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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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  • 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 Méné
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