Meira Forename
88,453rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 5,707 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates
Meira Forename User-submission:
It is a Celtic name, which means 'filled with mirth' or 'jolly' in Gaelic.
Meira Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2,479 | 1:2,885 | 339 |
| United States | 100% | 512 | 1:708,080 | 16,648 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 494 | 1:522,194 | 38,835 |
| Colombia | 100% | 458 | 1:104,321 | 3,341 |
| Lebanon | 99% | 325 | 1:17,316 | 1,427 |
| Brazil | 100% | 275 | 1:779,041 | 22,136 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 185 | 1:163,253 | 6,382 |
| Palestine | 100% | 83 | 1:54,820 | 1,531 |
| Wales | 88% | 82 | 1:37,735 | 1,519 |
| Jordan | 100% | 73 | 1:120,915 | 2,204 |
| India | 84% | 71 | 1:17,110,957 | 427,141 |
| Cameroon | 95% | 69 | 1:313,196 | 11,643 |
| Finland | 86% | 67 | 1:81,839 | 2,154 |
| Yemen | - | 58 | 1:453,392 | 2,289 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 44 | 1:4,035,554 | 64,774 |
| Croatia | 100% | 41 | 1:102,856 | 2,483 |
| Philippines | 100% | 37 | 1:2,865,121 | 57,898 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| Oman | 100% | 33 | 1:124,505 | 2,982 |
| Honduras | 100% | 27 | 1:326,573 | 6,025 |
| Panama | 100% | 25 | 1:156,262 | 6,569 |
| England | 100% | 21 | 1:2,647,758 | 30,513 |
| Peru | 100% | 18 | 1:1,766,192 | 19,056 |
| South Africa | 100% | 12 | 1:4,544,387 | 99,592 |
| Russia | 100% | 12 | 1:12,019,475 | 42,911 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 12 | 1:2,537,495 | 69,200 |
| Canada | 100% | 10 | 1:3,313,337 | 41,238 |
| Cuba | - | 8 | 1:1,438,319 | 4,450 |
| Mexico | 100% | 8 | 1:15,518,053 | 39,880 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| Israel | 100% | 7 | 1:1,200,417 | 15,461 |
| Pakistan | 75% | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| El Salvador | - | 6 | 1:1,056,964 | 6,645 |
| Argentina | 100% | 6 | 1:7,128,874 | 15,663 |
| Mauritania | 80% | 5 | 1:819,048 | 12,822 |
| Thailand | 67% | 5 | 1:14,013,163 | 173,193 |
| Syria | - | 5 | 1:3,861,215 | 5,356 |
| Guatemala | 50% | 5 | 1:3,221,686 | 6,935 |
| Germany | 100% | 5 | 1:19,335,575 | 51,270 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 1:685,527 | 7,487 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 3 | 1:1,174,819 | 6,090 |
| Georgia | 67% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Niger | 100% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Japan | 100% | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iraq | 100% | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
The alternate forms: Meïra (3) are calculated separately.
Meira (52,622) may also be a surname.
Meira Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Celtic name, which means 'filled with mirth' or 'jolly' in Gaelic.
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Meira Demographics
Meira Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 189 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Phonetically Similar Names
Meira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meira in the Russian language | ||
| Мэира | meira | - |
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