Meen Surname
Approximately 9,186 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 4,756 | 1:2,400 | 474 |
| Egypt | 1,678 | 1:54,789 | 5,270 |
| Pakistan | 1,394 | 1:128,152 | 3,680 |
| India | 360 | 1:2,130,737 | 71,679 |
| England | 326 | 1:170,914 | 15,706 |
| Norway | 128 | 1:40,174 | 5,714 |
| Israel | 90 | 1:95,085 | 11,065 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 160 | 1:152,346 | 13,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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.
Meen Demographics
Meen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Meen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meen in the Hindi language | ||
| मीन | mina | 86.6 |
| मीना | mina | 13.4 |
| Meen in the Russian language | ||
| Мээн | meen | - |
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