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 appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meale? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meale is the 366,307th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Meale live; 33 percent live in Australasia and 33 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Meale is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name in the world It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 192,796. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 28 percent live, Durham, where 20 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England Meale exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Meale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meale has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Meale last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Meale surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.43% registered with the political 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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