Meays Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Meays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Meays Last Name Facts

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

Meays is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meays? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meays is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Meays reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Meays is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States Meays is most numerous in: Nebraska, where 66 percent reside, California, where 22 percent reside and New York, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Meays Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meays has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meays surname expanded 365 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meays Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meays surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Meays earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $41,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning $41,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meay8936/
Mehay80919/
Moeys80179/
Mejay80172/
Meyay807/
Maeys806/
Meayo803/
Meaes801/
Meoys801/
Meeay801/
Meayd801/
Meahy800/
Meais800/
Meyjes73199/
Mehuys73158/
Meayoh73117/
Mejaes7389/
Mehais7376/
Maayis7347/
Meyaye7318/
Mejais7316/
Maueay739/
Mijeas737/
Meeyos737/
Mauhys736/
Maheys736/
Mauyis736/
Mayies735/
Maiyis735/
Mayeus734/
Meheas732/
Mayjes732/
Mayais732/
Mayuis732/
Mayoes731/
Meaiey731/
Meiyes731/
Moheay731/
Maeyos731/
Meayoa731/
Meeaya731/
Meejay731/
Mayois731/
Mayyes730/
Mayeis730/
Mayaes730/
Mejiahays711/
Maes6750,748/
Maye6721,777/
Meye678,894/
Mies675,748/
Miea672,498/
Moey671,875/
Myay67809/
Miys67557/
Maea67440/
Mehy67222/
Meaj67173/
Miay67152/
Maoy67152/
Mauy67132/
Mehaish6782/
Meai6762/
Meuyayi6757/
Maey6751/
Myes6745/
Muey6736/
Miey6736/
Meaa6727/
Meoa6726/
Mges6722/
Mejahes6720/
Meae6719/
Meiy6717/
Meua6716/
Meeaish6714/
Mjay6710/
Mayaise679/
Meuy674/
Meoy673/
Mées673/
Mgea673/
Meey672/
Meyhuys672/
Maés672/
Myjs672/
Myea671/
Mayyess671/
Maueais671/
Meijaya671/
Maês671/
Mauyais671/
Mawehay671/
Meahesh671/
Meygies671/
Meía671/
Myys671/
Myis671/
Meejaey671/
Meejeay671/
Mjys671/
Mjea671/
Mihayse671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Meays
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