Mean Surname
Approximately 4,110 people bear this surname
Mean Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Little [Irish mín = Gaelic mion]
Mean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| Ivory Coast | 409 | 1:56,409 | 3,374 |
| United States | 396 | 1:915,300 | 68,789 |
| Indonesia | 201 | 1:657,956 | 51,506 |
| England | 166 | 1:335,651 | 24,624 |
| Iran | 163 | 1:471,058 | 28,585 |
| France | 158 | 1:420,397 | 61,236 |
| Cambodia | 132 | 1:117,327 | 2,528 |
| Belgium | 125 | 1:91,973 | 14,233 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| Ecuador | 97 | 1:163,978 | 7,313 |
| Malaysia | 86 | 1:342,956 | 18,348 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| Turkey | 50 | 1:1,556,428 | 59,823 |
| Haiti | 47 | 1:227,317 | 8,615 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 190 | 1:128,291 | 11,943 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
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]
(English) Dweller near the common or unenclosed land.
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.
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.
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.
Mean Demographics
Mean Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Mean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mean Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mean (Hindi: मेअन, Marathi: मेन) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Méan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mean? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mean is the 112,675th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,773,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Mean reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 159,424th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,203 people.
The last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,622 people, or 1 in 98,247. Barring Bangladesh this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Mean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mean has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mean last name grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Mean last name are 17.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.05% being registered to vote for the 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
Mean Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mean in the Hindi language | ||
| मेअन | me'ana | - |
| Mean in the Marathi language | ||
| मेन | mena | - |
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