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

The last name Meave is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meave click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meave? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meave is the 237,488th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,312,157 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Meave are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 418,267th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 422 people.

It is most numerous in Mexico, where it is carried by 776 people, or 1 in 159,956. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Coahuila, where 23 percent reside, San Luis Potosí, where 18 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Mexico it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Meave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meave has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Meave last name contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meave are 3.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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