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Where Does The Last Name Meah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Meah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺎﻩ) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Meah is the 29,294^th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 397,900 people. Meah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Meah live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Meah is also the 188,032^nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,676 people.

This surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 14,058 people, or 1 in 11,336. Besides Bangladesh this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and Qatar, where 3 percent are found.

Meah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meah has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Meah last name expanded 29,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 6,571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 9,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Meah last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.13% less than the national average, earning $44,649 CAD per year.