Meave Surname

237,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico7761:159,9564,794
Bolivia4281:24,8051,859
United States4171:869,20665,973
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

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'.

- p3dr09999

Meave Last Name Facts

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

Meave is most common in Mexico. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meave.

How Common Is The Last Name Meave? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 237,488th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,312,157 people. Meave occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Meave reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 418,267th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 422 people.

This surname is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 776 people, or 1 in 159,956. In Mexico Meave is primarily found in: Coahuila, where 23 percent are found, San Luis Potosí, where 18 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Mexico it exists 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 occurrence of Meave has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Meave surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meave last name are 3.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.32% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meaver9131/
Meavez9125/
Meaves9118/
Meavea917/
Meavee911/
Meavey911/
Mehave911/
Mave892,279/
Meve89244/
Mejiave831/
Meaveah831/
Mavie8044,081/
Maver802,447/
Maves801,462/
Mauve80980/
Meves80703/
Meabe80665/
Mavet80296/
Maive80120/
Moeve8072/
Miave8069/
Maeve8062/
Meove8062/
Maved8057/
Meeve8056/
Mgave8048/
Mever8040/
Mavei8035/
Mavez8034/
Maave8031/
Meava8030/
Mevea8027/
Mavee8025/
Masve8025/
Meawe8019/
Mavey8018/
Matve8018/
Mayve8014/
Mavea8014/
Mhave8013/
Mevey8011/
Meive8011/
Maveu8010/
Mueve806/
Mheve804/
Meyve803/
Meved802/
Mavhe802/
Maveh802/
Mavep802/
Mavej801/
Mevee801/
Mevhe801/
Majve801/
Meveu801/
Mevez801/
Metve801/
Mmeve801/
Mgeve801/
Mevie801/
Mieve800/
Mevet800/
Meuve800/
Meabed731,796/
Machve73857/
Matvei73588/
Mahuve73412/
Mahave73260/
Matvey73251/
Meives73246/
Meeves73228/
Masver73148/
Meawed73126/
Mavetz7358/
Meyabe7354/
Mejabe7334/
Matves7333/
Myaave7328/
Ma'ave7326/
Mevech7325/
Meabes7325/
Mauvet7321/
Mmeabe7319/
Mayave7317/
Mjaved7316/
Majave7315/
Maveed7314/
Majive7313/
Mehove7312/
Mayeve7311/
Miavez7311/
Meaoue739/
Maiver738/
Meawei738/
Mejeve738/
Mayive737/
Mehavi737/
Maaver737/
Mihave737/
Meiveu736/
Mauves735/
Matvee734/
Mehabe734/
Matver734/
Mejavi734/
Mavehe734/
Maverr734/
Mavech734/
Meiver733/
Mavesh733/
Mauver733/
Mayver733/
Mavher733/
Maveha733/
Mojave732/
Mujeve732/
Mauvey732/
Maveer732/
Mashve732/
Mayove732/
Meever732/
Metver732/
Metvet732/
Maiave732/
Maives732/
Mauvee732/
Mehawe732/
Meavid732/
Meevee731/
Majeve731/
Mavhei731/
Meevey731/
Metvei731/
Meuver731/
Mevett731/
Meyvez731/
Mejava731/
Meshve731/
Mesvet731/
Mhasve731/
Mhatve731/
Moevei731/
Mayves731/
Mahvey731/
Meawey731/
Meabee731/
Mmeeve731/
Maveis731/
Masveh731/
Mavess731/
Majove731/
Mahveh731/
Meabet731/
Meevet731/
Miaves731/
Meovie731/
Mathve731/
Mavihe731/
Mayuve731/
Mahvei731/
Meabey730/
Meavis730/
Meawer730/
Mavett730/
Mavesd730/
Mavi6742,297/
Meba675,603/
Mava673,804/
Mewa672,943/
Mebe671,361/
Mevi67900/
Mehawed67778/
Mewe67420/
Meshvez67365/
Majavie67293/
Myhaver67103/
Mavy6784/
Maisvee6749/
Metveit6742/
Maieves6735/
Miavecz6733/
Mehawej6732/
Mehoves6729/
Mive6722/
Mayover6718/
Mayeves6714/
Meihavi6712/
Mevy6711/
Massvet6710/
Mehajvi677/
Mehjavi677/
Metvedt677/
Mahavie676/
Masveer675/
Mehabie675/
M'Ayive674/
Matveet674/
Mhaveer674/
Majgave674/
Matveey673/
Mayouve673/
Mehasvi673/
Mejawie673/
Mojavie673/
Mehawes672/
Mayaves672/
Mahavei671/
Maheavi671/
Maijvee671/
Mayevie671/
Mauveis671/
Maveath671/
Matvets671/
M'Aiive671/
M'Ayeve671/
Mehavij671/
Mehjabe671/
Measweh671/
Meaoued671/
Myaaver671/
Matveer671/
Mashveh671/
Mathves671/
Maavets671/
Maiaver671/
Meahoue671/
Moyaved671/
Meyampe671/
Meyaweu671/
Mettvet671/
Meyuvey671/
Meiyabe671/
Myve671/
Mavheth671/
Mijavie671/
Mejavha671/
Meaouer671/
Mavj671/
Methver670/
Mavettz670/
Mahavey670/
Meaowes670/

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