Meara Surname
Approximately 1,593 people bear this surname
Meara Surname Definition:
Ó Meádhra The well known sept which gave its name to Toomevara. IF 224; Map Tip; Plate XX
Meara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 813 | 1:445,829 | 38,265 |
| Australia | 215 | 1:125,561 | 13,746 |
| England | 212 | 1:262,821 | 20,935 |
| Ireland | 154 | 1:30,578 | 2,683 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99 | 1:82,361 | 10,899 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,575 | 1:2,813 | 525 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 84 | 1:290,183 | 19,896 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 187 | 1:268,549 | 21,901 |
Meara (458) may also be a first name.
Meara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Meádhra The well known sept which gave its name to Toomevara. IF 224; Map Tip; Plate XX
Meara Demographics
Average Male Meara Height
177.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Meara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meara (Georgian: მეარა, Hindi: मीारा, Marathi: िमरा, Oriya: େମଅରା) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 249,252nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,574,731 people. The last name Meara is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Meara reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 398,932nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 458 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 813 people, or 1 in 445,829. In The United States Meara is most frequent in: Missouri, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Meara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meara last name expanded 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States Meara are 10.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.59% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meara earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning R 209,232 per year; in United States they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning $51,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $58,972 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meara in the Georgian language | ||
| მეარა | meara | - |
| Meara in the Hindi language | ||
| मीारा | miara | - |
| Meara in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଅରା | ema'ara | - |
| Meara in the Marathi language | ||
| िमरा | imara | - |
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Footnotes
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