de Meyer Surname

43,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Meyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Meyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8,3741:1,37357
South Africa1,7571:30,8353,960
France1,1261:58,9907,924
Netherlands2251:75,05412,725
England871:640,43737,483
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Canada621:594,28449,093
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Austria251:340,61736,996
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

de Meyer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Meyer Come From? nationality or country of origin

de Meyer is most common in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Meyer? popularity and diffusion

de Meyer is the 43,176th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 604,374 people. The last name de Meyer is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of de Meyer are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname de Meyer is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 8,374 people, or 1 in 1,373. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Belgium this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

de Meyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Meyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Meyer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Meyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.21% more than the national average, earning R 397,356 per year; in United States they earn 118.54% more than the national average, earning $94,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $53,740 CAD per year.

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