Meams Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Meams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Meams Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meams is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Meams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meams? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Meams occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Meams are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Meams is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Colorado, where 20 percent are found, Illinois, where 20 percent are found and New York, where 20 percent are found.

Meams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meams surname fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Meams earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning $19,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehams910/
Mems89814/
Mams8948/
Means8022,032/
Meems80608/
Memsh80122/
Mgams8019/
Mamse8011/
Mamms805/
Maams802/
Miems802/
Memse802/
Miams802/
Memıs801/
Mgems801/
Muems801/
Moems801/
Mamss801/
Memms801/
Maims800/
Meims800/
Mamsch7389/
Memsch736/
Mhamsd734/
Mahams733/
Mayams732/
Masims732/
Meansh732/
Meyans732/
Maiems731/
Hmamse731/
Matems731/
Mhamse731/
Mamshe731/
Mojams731/
Hmaims731/
Memshe731/
Matims731/
Meyems731/
Mieans731/
Meeans731/
Mehans730/
Meanse730/
Mims6724,830/
Mans6715,308/
Mayhams6719/
Memz6715/
Mamz679/
Mães674/
Maitims673/
Memx672/
Mesemsh671/
Mamsova671/
Memsova671/
Myms671/
Mauyams671/
Meatins671/
Matimse671/
Mayhoms670/
Mayhems670/
Meatens670/
Mattems670/

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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 Meams
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