Memons in South Africa form a prosperous Muslim subgroup in that country's Indian community and are largely descended from Memons from Kathiawar who immigrated from India in the late 19th century/early 20th century. Villages and towns that South African Memons originated from include Porbander, Bhanvad, Ranavav and Jodiya. Memon organisations in South Africa include the (formerly the 'Memon Association of the Transvaal'), the Southern African Memon Foundation and the .