Mee Surname

20,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Brunei

Mee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew'. This surname is quite beyond me. I can only suggest that as May, Makin, and Maycock (which see) represented Matthew, and as Makin and Maycock are generally found as Meakin and Mcacock, so Mee may be also a variant of May.

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Mee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar8,1791:6,350232
England5,2871:10,5391,561
United States3,4291:105,70411,606
Malaysia2,6321:11,2061,213
Australia1,1271:23,9543,282
Ireland5701:8,2611,155
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Nigeria4751:372,93219,880
Indonesia4221:313,38727,602
Brunei3941:1,063214
Thailand2741:257,80443,889
Canada2711:135,96214,055
New Zealand2491:18,1863,184
Singapore2011:27,4021,053
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Pakistan1791:998,01112,969
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Wales1331:23,2672,460
Scotland1121:47,8024,201
India1101:6,973,322154,831
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Northern Ireland601:30,7513,176
France581:1,145,219121,886
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Vietnam471:1,971,1932,174
China381:35,982,1461,905
Mauritius381:34,0376,811
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Laos361:183,009198
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Zambia221:720,45126,729
South Korea121:4,270,021781
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Norway71:734,61250,907
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4951:8,9491,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2881:10,6541,625
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6321:79,4608,378

The alternate forms: Mée (9) are calculated separately.

Mee (90,367) may also be a first name.

Mee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Matthew'. This surname is quite beyond me. I can only suggest that as May, Makin, and Maycock (which see) represented Matthew, and as Makin and Maycock are generally found as Meakin and Mcacock, so Mee may be also a variant of May. There is no doubt that Matthew, through the Old French Mayheu, which was popularized in England, had many nick, forms, some of which are now obsolete. The favourite was May, and this would have variants. All this is corroborated by the existence of Mees and Meeson, corresponding to Mayes and Mayson. Circumstantial evidence, therefore, is entirely in favour of the above suggested solution.

1608. Robert Meese, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

William Mee, of March Croft, Lancashire, 1613: Wills at Chester.

Hugh Mee, 1615: ibid.

1642. Henry Meese, of Brockhurst, in Pennington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1691. Baptised — Mary, d. Thomas Meeson: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a variant of May, q.v. [Old English mǽ(c)g] (Celtic) abbrev. of Mac Namee, q.v., or Mac Meechan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Miadhaigh This is called Mee in Roscommon and Mea in Mayo. Mee is occasionally used as a synonym of both Meehan and MacNamee in south Down. MIF 175

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Miadhaigh This is called Mee in Roscommon and Mea in Mayo. Mee is occasionally used as a synonym of both Meehan and MacNamee in south Down. MIF 175

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Robert de Mieie, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Miee, 1198 (Ib.); Hugh, Richard Mey, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Mee; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mee Last Name Facts

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

Mee is borne by more people in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Mée. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,999th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,538 people. The last name Mee is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Mee live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 31 percent live in Burmo-Asia. Mee is also the 11,169th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 90,367 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Myanmar, where it is borne by 8,179 people, or 1 in 6,350. Without taking into account Myanmar this last name occurs in 102 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Mee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mee has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mee last name increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 115 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mee are 12.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 144.5% more than the national average, earning 846,173 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.2% more than the national average, earning R 354,564 per year; in United States they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $48,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $60,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mée899/
Meer8644,757/
Mees8611,241/
Meye868,894/
Meje862,206/
Meed86830/
Meeß86196/
Meet86155/
Meez8662/
Meea8661/
Meie8634/
Mmee8621/
Me'e8621/
Meae8619/
Meep865/
Hmee865/
Meue864/
Mhee864/
Meee863/
Meey862/
Mãee861/
Meej861/
Me8022,182/
Majee7532,483/
Meech752,316/
Meyie751,456/
Meeds75923/
Mayee75907/
Meyet75625/
Mujee75394/
Megie75321/
Hmeed75303/
Meyeh75267/
Mmeje75243/
Meyes75201/
Meije75177/
Međed75177/
Mejeh75172/
Megge75157/
Meets75155/
Meeya75145/
Miyee75129/
Meheš75117/
Meğer7586/
Meeùs7585/
Mojee7584/
Mieye7574/
Mijee7566/
Meess7561/
Mejie7561/
Maiee7557/
Hmeer7555/
Meezs7546/
Meeja7539/
Mawee7537/
M'Eye7535/
Meedt7535/
Meied7532/
Mheye7530/
Meyee7530/
Meyoe7529/
Mheje7528/
Meheş7528/
Moyee7526/
Meesh7518/
Mehep7517/
Meeûs7516/
Mejee7515/
Meejh7514/
'Meea7514/
Mheae7514/
Meyed759/
Mmehe758/
Meerr758/
Meies757/
Meihe756/
Mheer756/
Meead755/
Mmeye755/
Mgeye754/
Muyee754/
Meyez754/
Me'ea754/
Meejo754/
Meeoo754/
Meetd753/
Meahe753/
Meieh753/
Mmeie753/
Mheed753/
Meïer753/
Meyep753/
Meeji753/
Hmeye752/
Meyhe752/
Meehs752/
Mouee752/
Meiet752/
Meeje752/
Hmeet752/
Hmeez752/
Meepp751/
Mowee751/
Meiie751/
Meuee751/
Mieie751/
Meÿer751/
Mauee751/
Hmees751/
Meeye751/
Meeyo751/
Meedh751/
Meeea751/
Međeš751/
Mhees751/
Mheet751/
Mieje751/
Mmeed751/
Mejez751/
Mei'e751/
Meehz751/
Hhmee751/
Mgeje751/
Meeph751/
Meeat751/
Mehye751/
Meesz750/
Mooee750/
Meest750/
Meeas750/
Meett750/
Mei671,162,618/
Moe67405,792/
Mae6727,455/
Med6720,801/
Mea6715,044/
Met6713,169/
Mey6712,723/
Meh6710,204/
Mie679,199/
Mer678,485/
Mme674,847/
Mes674,813/
Mue674,033/
Mez673,474/
Mãe671,358/
Muyeed671,157/
Meu67838/
Moyeed67775/
Mej67767/
Mäe67572/
Mye67489/
Mep67308/
Meç67295/
Mehess67157/
Mehesz67148/
Hmeesh67140/
Meheha67128/
Mohiee67122/
Meejit67109/
Moojee6794/
Mhe6781/
Meyett6778/
Mehets6749/
Maajee6746/
Mujehe6743/
Mheesr6736/
Mge6732/
Hmeyed6731/
Mje6729/
Mayeed6725/
Meethz6720/
Meesch6718/
Meš6717/
Hme6716/
Meihes6716/
M'Meye6715/
Meeyod6715/
Moieed6714/
Mehyee6712/
Meye'e6711/
Meyije6710/
Meï6710/
M'Eyet679/
Meeths679/
Maieed678/
Meeyos677/
Muyeez676/
Meegge676/
Hmeeji676/
Moyees675/
Mmeyje675/
Majehe674/
Meeyap674/
Meeyot674/
Moyeez673/
Meeaja673/
Majeeh673/
Hmeedh673/
Meeiad673/
Moehie672/
Mheesh672/
Muieed672/
Mehgeh672/
Mmejeh672/
Moejeh672/
Mouyee672/
Meeash672/
Hhmeed672/
Muyhee672/
Hmmeed672/
Hmeerh672/
Moujee671/
Mayees671/
Mayeez671/
Meeiah671/
Meherh671/
Mujeeh671/
Moieez671/
Hmeher671/
Hmeiet671/
Mayhee671/
Mheyee671/
Moheeh671/
Moieet671/
Mmejie671/
Maweet671/
Mawehe671/
Meejat671/
Meuhie671/
Meÿ671/
Mejeau671/
Mejehe671/
Meheou671/
Mehjez671/
Meihie671/
Meeadh671/
Muyees671/
Mauehe671/
Mgehge671/
Mehies671/
Mohwee671/
Muieez671/
Meeaya671/
Meehth671/
Meejad671/
Meejaz671/
Meeyee671/
Meesrh671/
Meessh671/
Mayeet671/
Mmeerh671/
Mgeejh671/
Uanmee671/
Maiees671/
Meetch670/
Meyeau670/
Meeous670/
Maihee670/
Mehher670/
Meeach670/

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