Mean Surname

112,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Mean Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Little [Irish mín = Gaelic mion]

Mean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,6221:98,2474,266
Ivory Coast4091:56,4093,374
United States3961:915,30068,789
Indonesia2011:657,95651,506
England1661:335,65124,624
Iran1631:471,05828,585
France1581:420,39761,236
Cambodia1321:117,3272,528
Belgium1251:91,97314,233
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Ecuador971:163,9787,313
Malaysia861:342,95618,348
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
Haiti471:227,3178,615
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
India321:23,970,793327,222
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Méan (164) are calculated separately.

Mean (2,203) may also be a first name.

Mean Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Little [Irish mín = Gaelic mion]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near the common or unenclosed land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps from East or West Meon in Hampshire. At the time of the introduction of surnames the adjective mean, as referring to sordidness of character, was unknown. See however Mein.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Mayon or Mean, a small village in Sennen parish, near the Land's End, where there is a large stone called Table Mean. The name means "the stone." But see Myne.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

1. From St. Meen, a comm, and village of France, dep. Ile-et-Villaine; or Mehun, a comm, and town dep. Cher. 2. From the Irish name Meehan. It may also sometimes be of Cornish origin; from mean, a stone; whence Maine, Mayne, Mein; or, as Lower suggests, from the A. Norm, mesne, which Bailey renders "a lord of a manour who holds of a superior lord." Mean, Meene, Meany, Mehan, Meehan, Meehin, Means, and Meins are found in Bowditch.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mean Last Name Facts

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

Mean (Hindi: मेअन, Marathi: मेन) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Méan. For other potential spellings of Mean click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mean? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 112,675th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,773,126 people. Mean is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Mean reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mean is also the 159,424th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 2,203 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,622 people, or 1 in 98,247. Apart from Bangladesh this last name is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Mean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mean has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mean last name expanded 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mean Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mean last name are 17.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mean earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $36,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning $41,079 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méan92164/
Mehan894,934/
Meyan891,101/
Mejan89436/
Meaun89410/
Meant89396/
Meang89198/
Meanh8972/
Meian8950/
Meane8919/
Meahn8918/
Miean8915/
Meank8915/
Međan899/
Meean897/
Meaan896/
Meaon894/
Meuan894/
Meann892/
Meamn891/
Measn891/
Meand891/
Man86525,339/
Mejhan802,811/
Mejean802,033/
Meeyan80246/
Meiyan80179/
Meyang80160/
Mehyan80128/
Meyant80118/
Meyane80100/
Meejan8092/
Majean8068/
Meihan8045/
Mheyan8035/
Mehain8033/
Mejian8025/
Meagne8025/
Mehian8019/
Meyyan8018/
Megian8016/
Miehan8015/
Meaong8015/
Mojean8011/
Mieyan8010/
Meyaun807/
Measng805/
Measin805/
Mijean805/
Meuhan804/
Miejan804/
Meaten804/
Meiang804/
Mehann803/
Meatin803/
Meyian803/
Meanne803/
Mehjan802/
Meyhan802/
Meijan802/
Meyean802/
Mejahn801/
Meacin801/
Meeajn801/
Meeane801/
Meeann801/
Meyjan801/
Mmeyan801/
Meacen801/
Meaain801/
Meeaan801/
Meeand801/
Meeian801/
Meyand801/
Meyanh801/
Meișan801/
Meiane801/
Hmiean801/
Meeain801/
Mejjan801/
Measen800/
Muhean800/
Mehaun800/
Mane75609,698/
Mann75247,630/
Manh75101,022/
Mian7582,589/
Main7552,893/
Mang7551,088/
Myan7538,481/
Moen7530,517/
Maan7526,972/
Mand7521,249/
Mene7518,439/
Meen759,186/
Mahn758,636/
Maun756,481/
Meyn754,590/
Mein754,584/
Mien753,854/
Mhan752,858/
Åman752,163/
Mant751,780/
Mamn751,549/
Maen751,306/
Meon75813/
Hman75635/
Mayn75548/
Meam75505/
Muen75390/
Meun75307/
Manğ75305/
Mhen75269/
Mman75228/
Menh75153/
Myen75112/
Masn7588/
Mjan7570/
Manø7551/
Matn7551/
Mgen7544/
Majn7522/
Mgan7512/
Manq756/
Manù753/
Maín753/
Øman752/
Maìn752/
Metn751/
Mejn751/
M'An751/
Maán751/
Maïn751/
Meachen73674/
Meachin73422/
Mejhain73323/
Mehhane73137/
Meating7351/
Meangne7335/
Mehaten7329/
Meehean7327/
Mehagne7314/
Mejjane7311/
Meyyang739/
Meehann736/
Meeahan735/
Meijian734/
Meyiane733/
Miehahn733/
Meeyang733/
Meiyang733/
Meeasen732/
Meahoun732/
Meejang732/
Meehand731/
Meehane731/
Mayeaun731/
Mayjean731/
Meejean731/
Meyjyan731/
Meijaun731/
Moheean731/
Measehn731/
Mehacen731/
Meangue731/
Meassen731/
Meyhian731/
Mmejean731/
Mejhayn731/
Mejiang731/
Mejjhan731/
Meiagne731/
Meihane731/
Mheasen731/
Maheian731/
Mheyane731/
Mejjyan731/
Meijain731/
Meahean730/
Maung6719,729,446/
Miyan67340,383/
Mayen6792,750/
Matin6771,523/
Mahan6752,908/
Metin6749,422/
Mayan6723,948/
Maing6711,435/
Masin678,294/
Megne677,276/
Mesen676,854/
Mijan676,276/
Maind676,130/
Majan675,244/
Mayon674,086/
Majin673,875/
Moyen673,123/
Meine672,764/
Mandt672,661/
Mayun672,608/
Maund672,417/
Miyen672,068/
Mowen671,872/
Mhene671,862/
Åhman671,806/
Meyen671,557/
Macin671,516/
Mamng671,380/
Muyan671,367/
Maion671,270/
Maçin671,260/
Miang671,070/
Mujan67960/
Maane67927/
Mandh67923/
Moyan67899/
Mihan67861/
Maten67817/
Mouen67802/
Misen67792/
Mesin67771/
Maang67755/
Masen67726/
Manhe67683/
Miane67633/
Mawen67624/
Mhand67620/
Mehon67545/
Moehn67497/
Majon67471/
Mojan67467/
Mašín67458/
Miten67443/
Muyen67424/
Mmane67424/
Macen67413/
Maamn67388/
Myaan67387/
Meçin67370/
Meyne67360/
Mayin67352/
Hmain67346/
Meşin67337/
Majun67330/
Mahun67314/
Moian67309/
Myhan67293/
Mojen67289/
Moien67264/
Meten67261/
Masyn67247/
Meyin67223/
Mysen67212/
Majen67190/
Meijn67189/
Maßen67186/
Maian67175/
Meene67167/
Maien67151/
Hmane67151/
Meyon67145/
Mangh67137/
Meien67133/
Hmeun67116/
Myten67105/
Mayén67103/
Mmene67102/
Maiin6794/
Maint6792/
Myane6790/
'Mane6790/
Mauen6789/
Manqu6788/
Hmaen6784/
Håman6781/
Mejin6777/
Myant6775/
Meone6773/
Meing6770/
Muien6766/
Maand6765/
Miaan6764/
Mhane6763/
Mmand6761/
Ma'an6760/
Mejon6760/
Miant6760/
Øhman6759/
Meong6758/
Mahnk6758/
Mesne6758/
Metne6755/
Mijen6754/
Miand6753/
Meune6752/
Maján6750/
Maahn6747/
Muian6747/
Myand6743/
Mahyn6740/
Miayn6739/
Meint6738/
Mainh6737/
Maain6735/
Meyangue6735/
Mecen6733/
Mhein6732/
Hmang6732/
Mainn6730/
Mesyn6730/
Møien6730/
Meihn6727/
Meiyatin6726/
Méant6725/
Meung6724/
Møane6724/
Maunt6723/
Mheen6723/
Mhang6723/
Meiin6723/
Mahnn6720/
Myang6719/
Myian6719/
Mujen6718/
Hmaun6718/
Mamnh6718/
Mathn6718/
Mhant6717/
Manhs6717/
Meenh6717/
Mianh6716/
Åmand6716/
Meyun6715/
Meyam6715/
Mmaan6715/
Mauën6715/
Mayán6715/
Mejen6714/
Mmang6714/
Ømand6713/
Mangg6713/
Myoan6713/
Miđan6713/
Miľan6713/
Meeon6712/
Mhend6712/
Meunh6712/
Mesén6711/
Meiam6711/
Méjan6710/
Ømann6710/
Mejam6710/
Maunn6710/
Mehanova6710/
Meuin679/
Mandø678/
Mhajn678/
Mandd678/
Manhh678/
Meïne678/
Mäßen678/
Maehn678/
Meind677/
Mayng677/
Mioan677/
Manøe677/
Mahjn677/
Mankë677/
Maann676/
Mjain676/
Maiun676/
Menhe676/
Meßen676/
Hmene676/
Mmanh676/
Micen675/
Matnd675/
Matng675/
Manhc675/
Metyn675/
Meijiang675/
Masng675/
Mehating674/
Mhesn674/
Mangc674/
Muenn674/
Mjane674/
Mhian674/
Mecin674/
Mayón674/
Mejanová674/
Mejhn674/
Mejnå674/
Mejnø674/
M'Man674/
Mheng674/
Mhaan674/
Mhasn674/
Hmein673/
Mancq673/
Hmann673/
Miahn673/
Mjang673/
Manhg673/
Matén673/
Mmein673/
Meeam673/
Meyanova672/
Myann672/
Mgann672/
Meimn672/
Mhann672/
Miann672/
Mamnd672/
Mejón672/
Måman672/
Maant672/
Majín672/
Majón672/
Masín672/
Maimn672/
Hmand672/
Mmeon672/
Meion672/
Masnd672/
Mjaan672/
Mhemn672/
Mhuen672/
Mmann671/
Myanh671/
Majnn671/
Maihn671/
Maysn671/
Mauhn671/
Matnn671/
M'Ein671/
Maayn671/
Manht671/
Mannc671/
Mantt671/
Manzz671/
Miien671/
Mehyn671/
Mejanova671/
Mhain671/
Menhd671/
Myien671/
Moenn671/
Hmajn671/
Meenn671/
Menhs671/
Myahn671/
Miamn671/
M'Hen671/
Mmman671/
Mmuen671/
Mgaan671/
Meund671/
Majhn671/
Maaan671/
Maiyn671/
Mahnh671/
Mahayean671/
Mamnk671/
Hmman671/
Hmaan671/
Mayèn671/
Maßin671/
Mağan671/
Metýn671/
Mhanh671/
Mhent671/
Mhien671/
Miajn671/
Mgoen671/
Miehn671/
Mienh671/
Muhieain671/
Meijhain671/
Meinc671/
Meinh671/
Meomn671/
Meond671/
Mesèn671/
Metnc671/
Mıyan671/
Møyen671/
Mésen671/
Maynt671/
Mjann671/
Mankc671/
D'Man671/
Mehachen671/
Mehangue671/
Muenì671/
Myenn671/
Meejn671/
Masnh671/
Mauun671/
Mjjan671/
Mjanh671/
Metng671/
Meonn671/
Meoun671/
Maenh671/
Maaieang671/
Hmenh671/
Maitn670/
Myyen670/
Mayhn670/
Meachenn670/
Meuen670/
Mhhan670/
Meinn670/
Mienn670/
Masnn670/
Meunn670/

Mean Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mean in the Hindi language
मेअनme'ana-
Mean in the Marathi language
मेनmena-

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