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Memon may refer to:

Ethnic group and language

Memon people, Sunni Muslim community in Gujarat, India and Sindh, Pakistan
- Memons (Kathiawar)
- Kutchi Memon, from Kutch, Gujarat
  - Kutchi Memons in Bombay
- Bantva Memons, from Bantva, Gujarat
- Sindhi Memon
- Memons in South Africa
- Memons in Sri Lanka

Memoni language, the language of Memon people historically associated with Kathiawar, Gujarat, India

People with the surname

Abdul Jalil Memon (born 1970), Pakistani agriculturist and politician
Jan Muhammad A. Memon (born 1949), Pakistani medical professional and educationist
Maimuna Memon (born 1992), British actress and musician
Marvi Memon (born 1972), Pakistani politician
Muhammad Umar Memon (born 1939), Pakistani literature scholar, translator, poet, and writer
Nasrullah Memon (born 1978), Pakistani cricketer
Nisar Memon (born 1942), Pakistani politician
Nasir Memon, American computer scientist
Sattar Memon (born 1947), Indian physician and author
Sharjeel Memon, Pakistani politician
Sirajul Haq Memon (1933–2013), Pakistani writer and scholar
Saud Memon (1963–2007), Pakistani businessman
Tiger Memon (born 1960), Indian gangster
Yakub Memon (1962–2015), Indian gangster

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+{{wikt|Memon|Memoni}}
 '''Memon''' may refer to:
-*[[Memon people]], a collection of ethnic groups from the northern part of the Indian Subcontinent. Memons come from the Lohana caste of Gujarat.
-All Memon groups are belongs to same origin. They belongs to Hindu Lohana business community residents of a place near Thatta namely "Darya" village. Those members who converted to Islam called "Memon". Later they migrated to Indian provinces of Gujrat and Maharashtra for business. Memon todays can be divided into two main group;
-. Sindhi Speaking Memon
-. Gujrati Memon
-Memon who remains in areas of Sindh like Thatta, Hala, Nasarpur and Shikarpur called Sindhi Memon. They still speaking Sindhi.
+==Ethnic group and language==
-Memon who migrated to Kutch,
+* [[Memon people]], Sunni Muslim community in Gujarat, India and Sindh, Pakistan
-Kathiawar, Halar, Surat and Maharashtra speaks a different dialect of S indhi
+** [[Memons (Kathiawar)]]
-namely "Memon Dialect" which a mixture of Sindhi and Gujrati words with a slight deviation from Sindhi Grammer. Gujrati Memon subdivided into further sub groups according to their place of residence in province of Gujrat.
+** [[Kutchi Memon]], from Kutch, Gujarat
-**[[Memons (Kathiawar)]], usually simply called ''Memons'' that speaks Memoni Language, further divided into sub-group which is generally refer to their ancestral village or town
-** [[Kutchi Memons]], a group of Gujrati Memons originating from area of Kutch, Gujrat
+*** [[Kutchi Memons in Bombay]]
-** [[Okhai Memons]], a group of Gujrati Memons originating from area of Okha Port, Gujrat
+** [[Bantva Memons]], from Bantva, Gujarat
+** [[Sindhi Memon]]
-** [[Kathiawadi Memons]], a group of Gujrati Memons originating from area of Kathiwad district of Gujrat
+** [[Memons in South Africa]]
-** [[Halari Memons]], a group of Gujrati Memons originating from Halar area of Kathiwad district of Gujrat
+** [[Memons in Sri Lanka]]
-** [[Surti Memons]], a group of Gujrati Memons originating from all other areas of Gujrat except Kathiwad district and Kutch
-** [[Bombay Memons]], a group of Gujrati Memons originating from all areas of Maharashtra  province
+* [[Memoni language]], the language of Memon people historically associated with Kathiawar, Gujarat, India
-Kathiawadi Memons further divided according to their place of residence in Kathiwad district. Namely;
-Dhorajee Memons
-Bantva Memons
-Kutiyana Memons
-Jetpur Memons
-Veraval Memons
-Porbandar Memons
-Vanthli Memons
-Gondal Memons
-Rajkot Memons
-Wasavad Memons
-Ranavao Memons
-Junagadh Memons
-Upletta Memons
-Jamnagar Memons
-** [[Jetpur Memons]],a group of Kathiawadi Memons originating from the town of Jetpur, Kathiawar
-** [[Bantva Memons]],a group of Kathiawadi Memons originating from the town of Bantva, Kathiawar
-** [[Kutchi Memons]], a group from Kutch that speaks Kutchi
-** [[Okhai Memon Jamat]], a group from Okha Port that speaks Memoni Language
-**[[Sindhi Memons]] a related group native to Sindh, that speaks Sindhi
-==Places==
-* [[Murad Memon Goth]], one of the neighbourhoods of Gadap Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
-*[[Government Degree College Memon Goth]], a Co-education degree college located in Memon Goth Karachi, Pakistan
-== Languages ==
-* [[Memon language]], the language of Memon people historically associated with Kathiawar, Gujarat, India
 == People with the surname==
 * [[Abdul Jalil Memon]] (born 1970), Pakistani agriculturist and politician
 * [[Jan Muhammad A. Memon]] (born 1949), Pakistani medical professional and educationist
+* [[Maimuna Memon]] (born 1992), British actress and musician
 * [[Marvi Memon]] (born 1972), Pakistani politician
 * [[Muhammad Umar Memon]] (born 1939), Pakistani literature scholar, translator, poet, and writer
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 * [[Nasir Memon]], American computer scientist
 * [[Sattar Memon]] (born 1947), Indian physician and author
-* [[Shaikh Ibrahim Memon Madani]], Saudi Arabian imam and Muslim scholar
 * [[Sharjeel Memon]], Pakistani politician
-* [[Sirajul Haq Memon]] (1933–2013), Pakistani Sindhi language novelist, journalist, historian, scholar, linguist, story-writer, and advocate of the Supreme Court
+* [[Sirajul Haq Memon]] (1933–2013), Pakistani writer and scholar
 * [[Saud Memon]] (1963–2007), Pakistani businessman
 * [[Tiger Memon]] (born 1960), Indian gangster
 * [[Yakub Memon]] (1962–2015), Indian gangster
+==See also==
+* {{in title}}
+* [[Momin (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Menon (disambiguation)]]
 {{disambiguation|surname}}