Meata Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Meata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 1:93,721 | 12,528 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Meátà (1) are calculated separately.
Meata (329) may also be a first name.
Meata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻂ, Hindi: मेहता, Marathi: मेआता) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as: Meátà. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meata? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Meata are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Meata is also the 483,360th most common given name world-wide, borne by 329 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 93,721. In Papua New Guinea Meata is mostly found in: Gulf, where 57 percent are found, National Capital District, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meata in the Hindi language | ||
| मेहता | mehata | - |
| Meata in the Marathi language | ||
| मेआता | me'ata | - |
| Meata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻂ | mt | 66.67 |
| ﻣﻌﻄﻪ | mth | 33.33 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meata
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