Meem Surname

9,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Meem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh59,5681:2,675262
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
India211:36,526,923420,161
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Meem (7,495) may also be a first name.

Meem Last Name Facts

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

Meem (Hindi: मीम, Russian: Меьем, Tibetan: མིམ་) is found most in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meem is the 9,410th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 121,178 people. The surname Meem is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Meem reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Meem is also the 74,233rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 7,495 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 59,568 people, or 1 in 2,675. Other than Bangladesh this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found and Egypt, where 0 percent are found.

Meem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meem last name grew 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meem last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

Meem earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.92% more than the national average, earning $51,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meeme896,123/
Meyem8993/
Mejem8966/
Mheem8911/
Meesm899/
Meemn899/
Hmeem893/
Meeam893/
Meiem892/
Meuem891/
Meemt891/
Meemm891/
Mem867,140/
Meeham8099/
Mmeeme8078/
Mojeem8053/
Mujeem8032/
Meeiam8029/
Meyeme8025/
Majeem8021/
Meeyam8020/
Moyeem8019/
Meejom806/
Mayeem804/
Meeiem804/
Mehhem802/
Meyiem802/
Meemnt802/
Maieem801/
Meemme801/
Meeoum801/
Meeiom801/
Meejam801/
Meihem801/
Meeyem801/
Meeyom801/
Hmeemh801/
Meme7523,522/
Meen759,186/
Mehm752,371/
Meim75550/
Meam75505/
Moem75266/
Myem75200/
Mmem75172/
Meum75154/
Miem75140/
Maem75102/
Memn7539/
Hmem7535/
Memm7532/
Mhem7529/
Memd7523/
Muem759/
Memg759/
Memh759/
Mesm757/
Mgem754/
Memq752/
Mejm751/
Mheihem732/
M'Geyem731/
Majeemd731/
Majeeme731/
Mheeiam731/
Menne677,533/
Meame67724/
Meeng67572/
Memme67416/
Miyem67298/
Mesme67277/
Miehm67193/
Mayem67159/
Meham67157/
Meime67137/
Mmeme6795/
Majem6792/
Mujem6776/
Mijem6772/
Moyem6766/
Meyme6761/
Meyim6751/
Meyum6743/
Mawem6742/
Meihm6741/
Meent6736/
Muyem6725/
M'Heihem6724/
Moiem6723/
Meium6718/
Maiem6718/
Mehessem6718/
Mojem6715/
Meend6715/
Meyam6715/
Meyom6714/
Memtt6712/
Mmiem6711/
Hmeen6711/
Meiam6711/
Mejam6710/
Mhiem675/
Memne673/
Hmeim672/
Mhemd672/
Mejme672/
Mejim672/
Meenq671/
Mettm671/
Mejom671/
Mowem671/
Meenn671/
Meahm671/
Memnd671/
Me'me671/
Meume671/
Mmaem671/
Mmemn671/
Meiim671/
Mehjm671/
Meesn671/
Mhuem671/
Meuom671/
Mieam671/
Moehm670/

Meem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meem in the Tibetan language
མིམ་mim-
Meem in the Hindi language
मीमmima94.74
मेमmema5.26
Meem in the Russian language
Меьемmeem-

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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 Meem
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