De Meer Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

De Meer Surname Definition:

DE MEER: (Dutch.) From the sea; the same as Delmar.

De Meer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4771:35,4035,942
Spain641:730,50131,369
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

De Meer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DE MEER: (Dutch.) From the sea; the same as Delmar.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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De Meer Last Name Facts

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

The last name De Meer is most common in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name De Meer? popularity and diffusion

De Meer is the 565,867th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname De Meer occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of De Meer are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 35,403. In The Netherlands De Meer is most frequent in: Friesland, where 53 percent are found, South Holland, where 13 percent are found and North Holland, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

De Meer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of De Meer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Meyer9312,058/
de Meere9341/
der Meer9325/
de Mejer931/
de Meuer931/
de Meier931/
de Mee9239/
de Mer9216/
de Meyere88932/
de Meyier889/
de Mejere881/
de Mier86518/
de Muer86341/
de Mees86228/
de Meur86113/
de Maer8619/
de Mere868/
de Myer866/
de Meir863/
da Meer863/
de Mert862/
de Moer862/
de Merz861/
der Mee861/
de Merd861/
de Me836/
de Mayer80158/
de Meeûs80143/
de Muyer80142/
de Moyer80108/
de Meire8059/
De-Meyer8023/
de Maier805/
de Merre802/
da Meyer801/
de Mauer801/
De Mehar801/
de Mey773,170/
de Mei77143/
de Meu7757/
de Mie7746/
de Mes7740/
de Mir7734/
de Met773/
de Mez773/
de Meh772/
de Med772/
De-Mer771/
de Mãe771/
de Meyère753/
de Meis71764/
de Meij71745/
de Mets71531/
de Mour719/
de Mitr719/
de Moey719/
de Muir712/
de Mair712/
des Met712/
De-Muer711/
de Maur711/
di Meir711/
di Mere711/
de Meyst67248/
de Medts67240/
de Mi6757/
de Meyts6723/
de Ma6720/
de Moure6718/
de Mayor6710/
de Maure677/
de Maire677/
de Meath675/
da Me672/
da Mauer672/
de Mí671/
der Meij671/
di Mayer671/
de Major671/
de Mourz671/
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