Meei Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Meei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Meei (1,672) may also be a first name.
Meei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻲ) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Meei reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Meei is also the 188,262nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 1,672 people.
This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,340,647. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Johor, where 41 percent live, Penang, where 18 percent live and Selangor, where 14 percent live. Beside Malaysia Meei is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent live and Taiwan, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻲ | my | - |
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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 Meei
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