Le Meur Surname
Approximately 8,716 people bear this surname
Le Meur Surname User-submission:
Coming from the french state of Brittany, Le Meur means 'the great' or 'the tall'. From the Old Breton, mor > meur.
Le Meur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 8,548 | 1:7,771 | 674 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
Le Meur Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Coming from the french state of Brittany, Le Meur means 'the great' or 'the tall'. From the Old Breton, mor > meur.
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Where Does The Last Name Le Meur Come From? nationality or country of origin
Le Meur is found most in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Le Meur? popularity and diffusion
Le Meur is the 58,049th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 836,111 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Le Meur reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Le Meur is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 8,548 people, or 1 in 7,771. In France Le Meur is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 50 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Normandy, where 6 percent reside. Excluding France this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in French Polynesia, where 0 percent reside and New Caledonia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Meure | 93 | 1 | / |
| Le Mer | 92 | 983 | / |
| Le Mur | 92 | 38 | / |
| Le Maur | 86 | 123 | / |
| Le Mere | 86 | 63 | / |
| Le-Meur | 86 | 12 | / |
| Le Mier | 86 | 6 | / |
| Le Mour | 86 | 3 | / |
| Le Meir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Le Mert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Le Mure | 86 | 1 | / |
| Le Merre | 80 | 96 | / |
| Le Mesre | 80 | 21 | / |
| Le Meyer | 80 | 4 | / |
| Le Moher | 80 | 3 | / |
| Le Maure | 80 | 3 | / |
| Le Moure | 80 | 1 | / |
| Le Moyer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Le Meire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Le Mar | 77 | 68 | / |
| La Mer | 77 | 15 | / |
| Le Mor | 77 | 7 | / |
| Le Mir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Le-Mer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Le Myr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Le Mahier | 75 | 19 | / |
| Le Mare | 71 | 182 | / |
| Le Mair | 71 | 142 | / |
| La Mere | 71 | 107 | / |
| Le Mire | 71 | 78 | / |
| Le Mort | 71 | 44 | / |
| Le More | 71 | 29 | / |
| Le Myre | 71 | 28 | / |
| La Meir | 71 | 12 | / |
| La Meer | 71 | 8 | / |
| Le Moor | 71 | 7 | / |
| La Moer | 71 | 7 | / |
| La Mour | 71 | 5 | / |
| Le Marr | 71 | 3 | / |
| Le Morz | 71 | 2 | / |
| La Mear | 71 | 2 | / |
| Le Morh | 71 | 1 | / |
| La Meyr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Le-Mere | 71 | 1 | / |
| La Mure | 71 | 1 | / |
| La Mier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Le Mart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Le Maire | 67 | 1,650 | / |
| La Meyer | 67 | 213 | / |
| Le Marre | 67 | 65 | / |
| Le Moore | 67 | 8 | / |
| La Moure | 67 | 6 | / |
| Le Mirre | 67 | 1 | / |
| La Mourt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Moire | 67 | 1 | / |
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