Meale Surname
Approximately 984 people bear this surname
Meale Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Dweller at a Little Round Hill [Gaelic and Irish meall] (Scandinavian) Dweller at a Sandhill [Old Norse mel-r]
Meale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 289 | 1:192,796 | 17,040 |
| Australia | 254 | 1:106,282 | 11,916 |
| United States | 136 | 1:2,665,139 | 160,299 |
| Italy | 70 | 1:873,667 | 66,008 |
| New Zealand | 67 | 1:67,587 | 10,255 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 172 | 1:141,717 | 12,742 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Meale (12) may also be a first name.
Meale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Dweller at a Little Round Hill [Gaelic and Irish meall] (Scandinavian) Dweller at a Sandhill [Old Norse mel-r]
Meale Demographics
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Meale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meale occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 366,307th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,406,043 people. The surname Meale occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Meale reside; 33 percent reside in Australasia and 33 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name in the world, held by 12 people.
The surname Meale is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 192,796. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 28 percent reside, Durham, where 20 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Meale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meale has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Meale last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Meale are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meale earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 34.42% more than the national average, earning €40,365 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $57,113 CAD per year.
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