Meain Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Meain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Meain (69) may also be a first name.
Meain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meain (Hindi: मेाइन) occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meain? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Meain live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Meain is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 69 people.
It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 734,756. In Liberia Meain is most common in: Nimba County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Liberia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.
Meain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meain surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meain in the Hindi language | ||
| मेाइन | mea'ina | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meain
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