Meave Surname
Approximately 1,690 people bear this surname
Meave Surname User-submission:
This is a Basque surname. it means 'ore vein or ore soil'. It is derived from the words mea, meaning 'ore' or 'ore vein', and be/behe, meaning 'soil' or 'bottom'.
Meave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 776 | 1:159,956 | 4,794 |
| Bolivia | 428 | 1:24,805 | 1,859 |
| United States | 417 | 1:869,206 | 65,973 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Meave (422) may also be a first name.
Meave Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Basque surname. it means 'ore vein or ore soil'. It is derived from the words mea, meaning 'ore' or 'ore vein', and be/behe, meaning 'soil' or 'bottom'.
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Meave Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meave Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meave is found most in Mexico. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meave? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meave is the 237,488th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,312,157 people. Meave is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Meave live; 71 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 418,267th most widely held first name on earth, held by 422 people.
The last name Meave is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 776 people, or 1 in 159,956. In Mexico Meave is mostly concentrated in: Coahuila, where 23 percent are found, San Luis Potosí, where 18 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Bolivia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Meave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meave has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Meave surname fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meave Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meave last name are 3.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.32% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meave earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 146.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,855 per year and in United States they earn 19.32% less than the national average, earning $34,814 USD per year.
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