Meavers Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Meavers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meavers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meavers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meavers is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Meavers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meavers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meavers is the 2,689,253rd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Meavers reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 78 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Meavers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meavers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meavers Last Name Statistics demography

Meavers earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.28% less than the national average, earning R 120,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mavers92278/
Mevers92159/
Maevers86133/
Meevers8639/
Meivers8626/
Mayvers8614/
Mievers863/
Maievers801/
Mayevers801/
Measuers801/
Mävers77194/
Mawers7716/
Mavars777/
Mewers775/
Maevrs775/
Mabers772/
Mavors771/
Mebers771/
Myvers771/
Mivers770/
Meibers71185/
Mauwers71115/
Mehbers716/
Miebers711/
Mauvars711/
Meiwers711/
Mehabrsh671/
Maiberse671/
Meihubers633/
Myewrs620/
Mouwers57309/
Muijbers531/
Moubiers531/
Moumphers500/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meavers
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