Memye Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Memye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Memye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Memye Last Name Facts

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

Memye occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Memye? popularity and diffusion

Memye is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Memye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Memye is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Memoye91128/
Memeye914/
Memaye913/
Meimye911/
Memyer911/
Memiye911/
Memyie911/
Meamuye833/
Mehmaye831/
Meimiye831/
Memei80487/
Memee80187/
Memay80144/
Memea80118/
Memey8089/
Memeu8084/
Mamye8064/
Memie8021/
Memoy8019/
Momye8010/
Memoe808/
Memge807/
Memae803/
Memue802/
Memej802/
Memje801/
Memuy801/
Meumhoye771/
Mmeemeye771/
Memije733,322/
Memeje73226/
Meimei73104/
Miemie73102/
Memaiy7365/
Memaya7356/
Meumeu7341/
Memier7339/
Meemea7339/
Meamea7333/
Meemey7325/
Meemee7318/
Memeyo7318/
Meymey7315/
Memoue7314/
Memeya7312/
Memmei7311/
Memeus7310/
Memeid7310/
Memayi7310/
Meemay7310/
Memiya738/
Meimie738/
Mesmay738/
Meamie736/
Mimiye735/
Meemae734/
Meamey733/
Momyie733/
Meymei733/
Memeia733/
Mehmei732/
Memeah732/
Mejmej732/
Memoya732/
Meamee732/
Mahmye731/
Meamei731/
Meemoy731/
Mehmey731/
Memmey731/
Memoyo731/
Memeiš731/
Mamyeh731/
Memuie731/
Memjay731/
Meimea731/
Memgee731/
Mimoye731/
Mammye731/
Meameu731/
Memayo731/
Memeha731/
Memeyi731/
Memhey731/
Memjie731/
Memmie731/
Memoyi731/
Meimae731/
Memmoe731/
Memowe731/
Me'mee731/
Mommye731/
Meemoe731/
Meemuy731/
Memeiy731/
Meymay731/
Mimeye731/
Memiie730/
Memijes6762/
Meemeea6755/
Memeyop6736/
Memmeuh6725/
Meimije6715/
Meimiya676/
Mehmeaj674/
Memijie674/
Maimaye674/
Memmayi673/
Mesmier672/
Memeayi672/
Meumeyi672/
Mehmeit671/
Meimeya671/
Memajiy671/
Memeyau671/
Memhayi671/
Meameah671/
Memaaeh671/
Mamaiye671/
Meemeyi671/
Maimeye671/
Meymieh671/
Mimiyeh671/
Memagie671/
Memayji671/
Memehyi671/
Memeije671/
Memejio671/
Memhoyi671/
Memioyi671/
Memmoue671/
Mehmead671/
Meimeea671/
Mameyie671/
Meimies670/
Mitmyer670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Memye
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