Meen Surname

55,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Meen Surname Definition:

From the Frisian, Meino, Menne; in the Domesday Book, Moine; from the German, Miny, Minner; from the Dutch, Minne, Mijn; from the Flemish, Mine, Minne, Min; a personal name.

Meen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan4,7561:2,400474
Egypt1,6781:54,7895,270
Pakistan1,3941:128,1523,680
India3601:2,130,73771,679
England3261:170,91415,706
Norway1281:40,1745,714
Israel901:95,08511,065
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Canada571:646,41452,764
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France61:11,070,454349,096
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Meen (2,616) may also be a first name.

Meen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Frisian, Meino, Menne; in the Domesday Book, Moine; from the German, Miny, Minner; from the Dutch, Minne, Mijn; from the Flemish, Mine, Minne, Min; a personal name.

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

Meen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meen (Hindi: मीन, Russian: Мээн) is most common in South Sudan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,308th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 793,332 people. The last name Meen is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Meen reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Meen is also the 143,677th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 2,616 people.

Meen is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 4,756 people, or 1 in 2,400. Other than South Sudan Meen is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 15 percent reside.

Meen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meen has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Meen last name grew 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Meen last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning 375,528 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.73% more than the national average, earning $51,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning $56,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyen891,557/
Meeng89572/
Meien89133/
Meent8936/
Mheen8923/
Meenh8917/
Meend8915/
Mejen8914/
Hmeen8911/
Meemn899/
Meean897/
Meenq891/
Meenn891/
Meejn891/
Meesn891/
Meuen890/
Men86237,854/
Moyeen802,517/
Meisen802,255/
Mayeen80746/
Meysen80327/
Meeyan80246/
Meusen80223/
Meyeng80187/
Meyene80169/
Meißen80123/
Meejan8092/
Meyten8072/
Meuten8065/
Majeen8042/
Mehenk8041/
Muyeen8037/
Meeyen8035/
Meyenn8025/
Meußen8019/
Meeina808/
Moieen808/
Maween806/
Mujeen805/
Mieyen805/
Muieen805/
Meiten804/
Meaten804/
Meihen803/
Hmeenh803/
Mejcen802/
Meemnt802/
Mheenh802/
Meeane801/
Meeann801/
Meehnn801/
Meengk801/
Meggen801/
Moween801/
Mojeen801/
Mehenn801/
Meacen801/
Meeand801/
Meeian801/
Meengh801/
Meyien801/
Mejsen801/
Mehyen801/
Meieen801/
Mu'een801/
Meenzs801/
Meejin801/
Meiene801/
Mehesn801/
Mmeenh801/
Meyhen800/
Meenck800/
Measen800/
Meenne800/
Meng754,965,989/
Meem7560,139/
Moen7530,517/
Meyn754,590/
Mein754,584/
Mean754,110/
Mien753,854/
Menn753,219/
Mehn752,731/
Mend751,684/
Maen751,306/
Ment751,162/
Muen75390/
Meun75307/
Møen75115/
Myen75112/
Hmen7555/
Memn7539/
Mmen7524/
Måen7513/
Menå756/
Menq753/
Mesn752/
Mejn751/
Menø751/
Menù751/
Meachen73674/
Meissen73461/
Meussen73349/
Meyssen73221/
Meijsen73182/
Meenowa73139/
Meichen7348/
Meehean7327/
Mouseen7326/
Mheisen7325/
Meysenc7325/
Mehendh7320/
Meiteen7319/
Mmeyene7317/
Meyenne7317/
Meysenq7315/
Moehyen7311/
Meejing7311/
Mauseen737/
Meehann736/
Moiseen734/
Meiceng734/
Meuteng733/
Meeyang733/
Meheten732/
Majteen732/
Meejang732/
Meiteng732/
Maaween732/
Meehand731/
Meehane731/
Maiteen731/
Meuchen731/
Meutenn731/
H'Meyen731/
Measehn731/
Maheene731/
Meassen731/
Meengue731/
Mouheen731/
Meychen731/
Mooheen731/
Mayteen731/
Mheasen731/
Meeyong731/
Mayen6792,750/
Menne677,533/
Mehan674,934/
Moyen673,123/
Meine672,764/
Mn672,596/
Miyen672,068/
Mowen671,872/
Meyan671,101/
Mouen67802/
Mawen67624/
Moehn67497/
Mejan67436/
Mehessen67430/
Muyen67424/
Meant67396/
Meyne67360/
Mendh67294/
Mojen67289/
Moien67264/
Meyin67223/
Meang67198/
Majen67190/
Meijn67189/
Meijssen67170/
Mendt67166/
Maien67151/
Meyon67145/
Hmeun67116/
Meyengue67103/
Meyem6793/
Mauen6789/
Hmaen6784/
Mejin6777/
Meanh6772/
Meing6770/
Muien6766/
Mejem6766/
Mejon6760/
Mijen6754/
Meune6752/
Meian6750/
Maaaween6744/
Meint6738/
Mhein6732/
Møien6730/
Mentő6728/
Meihn6727/
Meung6724/
Meiin6723/
Meane6719/
Meahn6718/
Mujen6718/
Miean6715/
Meank6715/
Meyun6715/
Meunh6712/
Meuin679/
Međan679/
Menkő679/
Maehn678/
Maicheen678/
Meind677/
Mengh677/
Mentt674/
Meicheng674/
Muenn674/
Mehechen674/
Mejhn674/
Mejnå674/
Mejnø674/
Meuan674/
Mengg674/
Hmein673/
Memne673/
Mmein673/
Hmeem673/
Meeam673/
Meann672/
Meimn672/
Mennt672/
Meiem672/
Mehessin672/
Mejón672/
Meion672/
Mhuen672/
M'Ein671/
M'Enn671/
Meamn671/
Measn671/
Mehenová671/
Miien671/
Meutteng671/
Mehyn671/
Meissenn671/
Myien671/
Moenn671/
Mehnn671/
Memnd671/
Mmuen671/
Meund671/
Meand671/
Meemt671/
Mhien671/
Mgoen671/
Miehn671/
Mienh671/
Mmeng671/
Meissent671/
Mejenova671/
Meinc671/
Meinh671/
Møyen671/
Mesnd671/
Mheissen671/
Mennd671/
Menqu671/
Muenì671/
Mmemn671/
Myenn671/
Meheseen671/
Maenh671/
Myyen670/
Meachenn670/
Mehnk670/
Meuschen670/
Meinn670/
Mienn670/
Meunn670/

Meen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meen in the Hindi language
मीनmina86.6
मीनाmina13.4
Meen in the Russian language
Мээнmeen-

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