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

The last name Meah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺎﻩ) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 29,294^th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 397,900 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Meah are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Meah is also the 188,032^nd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 1,676 people.

The surname Meah is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 14,058 people, or 1 in 11,336. Besides Bangladesh this surname occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Qatar, where 3 percent live.

Meah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meah has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Meah last name increased 29,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 6,571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 9,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meah Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Meah last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.17% 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.