Jemeny Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jemeny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jemeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Jemeny (28) may also be a first name.

Jemeny Last Name Facts

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

Jemeny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻤﻨﻲ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemeny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Jemeny are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Jemeny is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 28 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Jemeny is most numerous in: Brakna Region, where 90 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 10 percent live. Barring Mauritania Jemeny exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emeny91896/
Emenyi831,249/
Gemeny83166/
Jemena83141/
Hemeny83136/
Emeney83105/
Jemeni8371/
Jemene8324/
Emenyo8319/
Jimeny833/
Emeiny832/
Jemenh831/
Emmeny831/
Jeminy830/
Jemenez77646/
Jemeniz77108/
Jemenes7746/
Jemenis7725/
Jeumeni7721/
Emmeney7721/
Jemenea7721/
Jeminey7717/
Emenaya7714/
Hiemeny776/
Jimeney773/
Jemmene772/
Emeanyo772/
Jimmeny771/
Jemenei771/
Emehnyi771/
Jeumene771/
Chemeny771/
Jeminys771/
Hemenay771/
Hemmeny771/
Jemenge771/
Jemeine771/
Ojiemhenyi7520/
Emene733,141/
Eminy737/
Emény731/
Jiemenez71330/
Chemenyi7113/
Jeimenez712/
Ejiemeni711/
Jemenesh711/
Jemmeniz711/
Jimmeney711/
Jeemeena711/
Jehmeena711/
Yemeni673,857/
Yemene671,050/
Jemine67957/
Jemini67715/
Emengi67708/
Emenge67604/
Gemene67272/
Jimene67182/
Emeine67103/
Hemena6774/
Hemene6765/
Emenea6721/
Emmene6718/
Yeminy6713/
Yemena6713/
Eminyi6710/
Jiminy6710/
Emeïne678/
Emeyni677/
Emenai676/
Geminy675/
Heminy674/
Emeyne674/
Emenui674/
Iemene673/
Jemeña672/
Eminay672/
Emeane672/
Jeimmenez671/
Hemenj671/
Eminiy671/
Gimeny671/
Emhene671/
Jimeni671/
Eminey670/

Jemeny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jemeny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻤﻨﻲjmny75
ﺟﻤﻨﻰjmny25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jemeny
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