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

The surname Meem (Hindi: मीम, Russian: Меьем, Tibetan: མིམ་) is found most in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meem.

How Common Is The Last Name Meem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,410th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 121,178 people. The last name 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 given name worldwide. It is borne by 7,495 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 59,568 people, or 1 in 2,675. Excluding Bangladesh this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.

Meem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meem last name rose 162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meem are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political 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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