Meairs Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Meairs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meairs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Meairs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meairs occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meairs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Meairs are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kansas, where 43 percent reside, California, where 35 percent reside and Nebraska, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States Meairs occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Meairs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meairs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meairs last name expanded 713 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meairs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meairs last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

Meairs earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,483 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mieirs8324/
Mehirs831/
Myeirs830/
Meayrs830/
Meijers775,948/
Maijers77214/
Meiiers771/
Meuiers771/
Meiyers771/
Mahirsh771/
Meyeirs770/
Meahers770/
Mehears770/
Myers73345,790/
Miers735,719/
Maers73215/
Myirs731/
Miyrs730/
Meijerse7111/
Meijjers715/
Moeijers712/
Maeers67134/
Mahers67118/
Myhers67109/
Meuers6796/
Mierse6758/
Mijers6721/
Myerss6710/
Myeers677/
Myerrs674/
Myiers674/
Mmyers673/
Maersh673/
Myerse673/
Miersh672/
M'Yers671/
Myersd671/
Myersz671/
Hmyers671/
Mihers671/
Mierrs671/
Miersz671/
Moeijaers671/
Maerrs671/
Miyors670/
Mhyers670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Meairs
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