Meya Forename

84,537th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 6,128 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Meya Forename Definition:

Meya is a given name of the Luvale tribe, meaning: water dweller.

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Meya Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia-1,8021:8,7981,010
Mauritania
100%
1,3711:2,987332
India
 
69%
6611:1,837,93998,688
DR Congo
57%
 
5751:128,3966,414
Malawi
100%
2961:57,8123,676
Pakistan
100%
1541:1,262,06320,442
United States
100%
1521:2,385,11237,572
Indonesia-1421:1,816,64695,791
Nigeria
 
73%
1081:1,644,11434,978
Senegal
100%
1071:136,2743,344
Zimbabwe
53%
 
1061:145,5089,592
Philippines
 
98%
971:1,092,88129,022
Papua New Guinea
 
58%
921:88,6128,235
Egypt
100%
871:1,056,33318,582
Niger
 
95%
841:228,3816,171
Ivory Coast
 
52%
511:452,46917,460
Tanzania
 
58%
411:1,287,52020,915
South Africa
 
53%
231:2,370,98566,309
Benin
 
89%
151:705,05620,455
Nepal
 
86%
141:2,034,81132,148
Burkina Faso
75%
 
121:1,531,62237,504
England
100%
121:4,633,57743,450
Thailand
 
68%
101:7,006,581112,087
Panama-91:434,06212,541
Sweden
 
89%
91:1,095,32321,139
China-71:195,150,82673,144
Uganda
83%
 
61:6,826,15353,479
Russia
100%
51:28,846,74173,146
Algeria
100%
51:7,635,34412,071
Lesotho
100%
51:407,99922,262
Cameroon
50%
 
51:4,322,10163,776
Switzerland
100%
41:2,053,37418,217
Taiwan
100%
41:5,942,42087,370
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Venezuela
100%
41:7,550,47390,577
Malaysia
 
83%
31:10,149,980208,386
France
100%
31:22,156,78046,973
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Turkey
100%
31:25,933,90352,822
Netherlands
100%
31:5,634,02829,480
Belarus
100%
31:3,160,79512,102
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Grenada-11:108,1254,208
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Uzbekistan
100%
11:30,786,44017,476
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Mali
100%
11:16,977,7558,714

The alternate forms: Méya (5) are calculated separately.

Meya (15,451) may also be a surname.

Meya Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Meya is a given name of the Luvale tribe, meaning: water dweller.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

My name Meya stems from the French word mignonne. It means 'cute'.

- meya

Meya Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méya925/
Mehya89452/
Meyah89285/
Meeya89153/
Meyad8948/
Meyat8938/
Mieya8937/
Meyas8935/
Meyaz8927/
Mmeya8924/
Meyha8919/
Meyau898/
M'Eya896/
Mheya896/
Meyaa893/
Meyap892/
'Meya891/
Mey8618,078/
Mea869,931/
Mejaya8025/
Meyatt8021/
Mieyah806/
Meyowa806/
Meyaya805/
Meeyae805/
Meeyad802/
Meyash802/
Meyhat802/
Mheyad801/
Mheyah801/
Mheyat801/
Meyach801/
Meeyaz801/
Mehyad801/
M'Eyah801/
M'Meya801/
Meehya801/
Maya751,792,170/
Miya7523,391/
Meja7521,419/
Moya7517,365/
Muya7511,455/
Meha755,908/
Meat751,958/
Meye751,785/
Meah751,676/
Mead75976/
Meyi75778/
Myia75743/
Meia75720/
Meas75582/
Meuy75433/
Meyo75367/
Meaz75215/
Mhea75181/
Meys75157/
Meea75151/
Meyu75149/
Mhey75114/
Myya7598/
Miea7594/
Myja7549/
Meey7531/
Meap7528/
Meua7528/
Meyy7523/
Meae7522/
Miey7518/
Meyz7515/
Mgea7510/
Mmea7510/
Mejy757/
Mâya756/
Meyh756/
Me'a755/
Meyd755/
Meyé754/
Meyt753/
Mmey753/
Myoa752/
'Mea751/
Meyè751/
Meyj751/
Hmey751/
Möya751/
Meyp751/
Meihaya732/
Mayah6720,645/
Mahya678,165/
Mgaya673,710/
Miyad673,563/
Miyah673,486/
Mayaa672,098/
Mauya671,626/
Mayad671,154/
Mayat67844/
Mayas67797/
Maaya67752/
Moyad67547/
Mayau67518/
Mouya67381/
Mooya67380/
Muyas67350/
Meadh67288/
Muyah67259/
Muhya67249/
Mayaz67234/
Moyah67229/
Mahey67225/
Mieye67212/
Miyaz67187/
Mihya67174/
Miyat67172/
Mayap67132/
Miyas67121/
Moyaz67112/
Mayha67109/
Meeja67107/
Mejah6799/
Mgoya6798/
Miyae6797/
Meias6791/
Meyou6787/
Meyis6782/
Muyat6778/
Meash6777/
Meiyo6774/
Meyie6772/
Meyiz6772/
Meyus6772/
Meyet6771/
Mehiy6767/
Mhaya6764/
Mehja6758/
Meyuu6757/
Moyas6757/
Myiah6755/
Mmaya6743/
Mieja6742/
Meiah6736/
Meyoh6734/
Meach6733/
Meiha6731/
Mohya6730/
Mehyo6729/
Meyes6728/
Muyaz6728/
Moyat6725/
Moyap6724/
Meead6723/
Mmeja6723/
Muuya6722/
Mehia6722/
Mihea6721/
Mmoya6721/
Moaya6720/
Meyst6718/
Mijya6718/
Meats6717/
Meads6717/
Mehah6717/
Mhiya6716/
Meyoo6715/
Meyed6715/
Mejiy6714/
Meyid6714/
Mehye6713/
Mijea6713/
Meyeh6712/
Meiad6712/
Maïya6711/
Muyad6711/
Meyud6711/
Meeia6710/
Meyyo6710/
Muyau6710/
Meyje679/
Meyos679/
Meyyi679/
Mhuya679/
Myhia679/
Moyau679/
Meahd679/
Moyaa679/
Moyha678/
Mgeja678/
Myjah677/
Mhoya677/
'Meea677/
Meeyo677/
Mieia676/
Me'ea676/
Mheyi676/
Me'ah675/
Mheia675/
Meyee675/
Meyot675/
Meyut675/
Muyap675/
Myyah675/
Mmeyi675/
Hmaya674/
M'Eye674/
Meatt674/
Moeia674/
Muoya674/
Mioya674/
Miyap673/
Mehesiya673/
Mhead673/
Meyup673/
Meyisowa673/
Meyiş673/
Meyss673/
Myoya673/
Mmiya673/
Mgiya673/
Mmeye672/
Mayaş672/
Meeyi672/
Me'ad672/
Meast672/
Meyho672/
Meyii672/
Meytt672/
Meïha672/
Meïja672/
Mieyh672/
Miejy672/
Mhiey672/
Mheey672/
M'Aya672/
Myoja672/
Myhya672/
Muyaa672/
Moeiy672/
'Meja672/
Muyha672/
Mmeyo672/
Mehhy672/
Meyod671/
'Miya671/
Myoha671/
Myoia671/
Myhea671/
Myjaa671/
Myyas671/
Myyat671/
Mmuya671/
Mmyia671/
Mmeah671/
Mmeea671/
Mmeha671/
Mmeia671/
Moeye671/
Moeyo671/
Mo'ea671/
Meuaa671/
Mhyia671/
Mi'ya671/
Mheja671/
Mheyo671/
Mheyz671/
Mheah671/
Mgeyo671/
Meyth671/
Meyts671/
Meyys671/
Meyzz671/
Meydd671/
Meyhe671/
Meyih671/
Meyij671/
Meyio671/
Meyip671/
Meyit671/
Meuyi671/
Meeea671/
Measd671/
Meaua671/
Meaåd671/
Meeaa671/
Meeye671/
Mehyi671/
Mei'a671/
Meiiy671/
Meiyd671/
Meiyt671/
Meiyy671/
Mejaa671/
Hmiya671/
Hmoey671/
Hmoya671/
Moeyi671/
Meeas671/
Međad671/
Mgeyi671/
Mwyah671/
Mieaa671/
Meyoe671/
Meyzt671/
Mheyd671/
Meass671/
Me'at671/
Hmead671/
Hmeaz671/

Meya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meya in the Russian language
Меяmea-

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