Meena Surname

4,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Meena Surname User-submission:

Meena is a tribe found mainly in the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh regions of India. It is also transliterated as Meenanda or Mina. The Meenas claim connection to the Matsya avatar of Vishnu, and the ancient Matsya Kingdom.

Meena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101,0031:7,594655
Tanzania5,8601:9,0341,185
Pakistan2,5731:69,4302,524
Thailand7191:98,24514,008
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
United Arab Emirates5671:16,1591,954
Oman5601:6,586939
United States4931:735,21157,637
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Qatar1841:12,8151,406
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
England1311:425,32928,711
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Australia661:409,02632,879
Poland461:826,27764,341
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Finland171:323,33523,349
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Norway91:571,36544,190
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Wales51:618,90625,852
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
China41:341,830,39216,990
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Meena (639,707) may also be a first name.

Meena Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meena is a tribe found mainly in the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh regions of India. It is also transliterated as Meenanda or Mina. The Meenas claim connection to the Matsya avatar of Vishnu, and the ancient Matsya Kingdom.

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Meena surname is drawn from Meen, which means Fish. Meenesh was a Fish Avatar of the Lord Vishnu of Hindus. Meenas are descendents of the that Avatar.

- ganeshmeena

Meena Last Name Facts

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

Meena (Bengali: মীনা, Hindi: मीना, Marathi: मेाम, Oriya: ମୀନା, Tibetan: མི་ན་) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meena? popularity and diffusion

Meena is the 4,894th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 63,111 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Meena reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Meena is also the 1,534th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 639,707 people.

Meena is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 101,003 people, or 1 in 7,594. In India it is most frequent in: Rajasthan, where 67 percent are found, Delhi, where 15 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Meena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meena last name expanded 16,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Meena last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meena earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.93% more than the national average, earning $63,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $46,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meenai9164/
Meenaz9164/
Meenaa9115/
Meenat9110/
Meenaj919/
Mejena918/
Meeina918/
Meenga917/
Meenna917/
Meenas915/
Meyena914/
Meeana912/
Meenad911/
Meenay910/
Meenau910/
Mena89320,435/
Meenach83519/
Mehenaj83453/
Meyenga8339/
Majeena8310/
Meenhaj835/
Meeyana835/
Mujeena834/
Meenaaz834/
Meenaja832/
Meenhaz832/
Meenaaj831/
Meenhat831/
Meggena831/
Mejenas831/
Moyeena831/
Metenna831/
Me'enau831/
Meyegna831/
Mejenai831/
Mehenha831/
Mejenah831/
Menad8017,210/
Menga8015,906/
Menai808,995/
Menaa808,466/
Menas805,289/
Megna805,067/
Menat804,005/
Meana803,763/
Muena802,249/
Menay802,152/
Moena801,687/
Maena801,411/
Menah801,148/
Meina80741/
Menaj80432/
Mehna80396/
Menau80334/
Menoa80300/
Mejna80291/
Menea80203/
Mesna80199/
Meyna80185/
Menaz80173/
Meene80167/
Miena80110/
Menap8075/
Myena8024/
Mgena8021/
Meeny8020/
Menaï8017/
Meenh8017/
Meuna8012/
Mhena8011/
Metna809/
Meenj804/
Hmena802/
Mmena802/
Menaã801/
Menaà801/
Menàa801/
Menaç801/
Meïna801/
Meeamnad7732/
Meeamnaj7731/
Meeamnat776/
Moyeenga772/
Meeoonay772/
Meenahaj771/
Meetinna771/
Meeyanna771/
Mehennai771/
Meejeena771/
Mehana735,094/
Mhenga733,895/
Mojena733,503/
Moenga733,340/
Meinay733,009/
Muenga732,630/
Mijena732,464/
Mayena731,332/
Maenah731,083/
Mehnaj731,024/
Meheni73999/
Menash73853/
Meneau73669/
Mawena73525/
Mujena73520/
Menaut73462/
Maenga73369/
Menhas73331/
Menach73311/
Menaia73279/
Moenha73242/
Menaya73240/
Mhenna73221/
Menhaj73220/
Megnai73214/
Meyana73206/
Menaud73177/
Meiana73172/
Meanga73158/
Majena73143/
Meneas73140/
Mmenga73133/
Mengai73131/
Menahy73126/
M'Hena73124/
Meeney73112/
Mienna7398/
Moneea7393/
Mengay7389/
Mengaa7379/
Mgeeni7379/
Menais7364/
Moenna7358/
Mejana7355/
Meinat7350/
Meinah7346/
Moyena7343/
Muenna7343/
Meanea7342/
Mesnay7341/
Menaha7338/
Meenoi7338/
Meinga7337/
Mena'a7334/
Muyena7330/
Mejina7329/
Mengau7329/
Mengaj7329/
Mesgna7327/
Myenga7327/
Mejeno7326/
Menatt7323/
Mowena7322/
Meenui7322/
Moenah7321/
Menhaz7319/
Meenes7319/
Meenet7317/
Meynat7316/
Menass7315/
Megnat7314/
Meinas7314/
Meanah7314/
Muenai7314/
Meinau7314/
Menaip7314/
Meyina7313/
Menaja7312/
Meenie7311/
Meynas7310/
Maneea739/
Mienga739/
H'Mena739/
Meheno739/
Menhat738/
Meenoo738/
Menajh736/
Meenge736/
Menaas736/
Menaai735/
Meiona735/
Mhuena735/
Meisna734/
Metnai734/
Menhad734/
Moenau734/
Meinai734/
Meinaß734/
Miyena734/
Mgenga734/
Mhenaa734/
Mesnai734/
Meinad733/
Mouena733/
Moiena733/
Mehnai733/
Maenaj733/
Hmeenh733/
Meinna732/
Mesnau732/
Methna732/
Megnas732/
Maenna732/
Menaus732/
Menyoa732/
Mhenaz732/
Menahs732/
Mhenas732/
Mehnah732/
Mgeina732/
Mheenh732/
Menaay732/
Meenoh732/
Meenuy732/
Maenaa731/
Meahna731/
Meenez731/
Meenos731/
Megnad731/
Mehnay731/
Meimna731/
Mejona731/
Mheana731/
Mhenai731/
Mhenaj731/
Mmenat731/
Meenis731/
Meanna731/
Myenah731/
Menaad731/
Meyona731/
Maiena731/
Meanaz731/
Meenyo731/
Muen'a731/
Meuana731/
Meunai731/
Meynah731/
Miehna731/
Mienah731/
Moeina731/
Menaih731/
Mejnas731/
Mehëna731/
Meheny731/
Meinaz731/
Menhai731/
Menhoa731/
Mesnad731/
Menats731/
Menaiz731/
Mesnas731/
Meiuna731/
Mejnah731/
Menaaa731/
Meenot731/
Meenoy731/
Menasj731/
Menasz731/
Meanha731/
Meinaa731/
Meetni731/
Mmeenh731/
Menhap731/
Mienha731/
Meenee730/
Menead730/
Maenea730/
Maenai730/
Meïjenatt714/
Meeamnach711/
Meachenna710/
Mana67238,551/
Mina67196,435/
Mona6754,302/
Mene6718,439/
Meno6715,447/
Mayenga6713,705/
Moyenga679,963/
Muyenga678,149/
Mehanna676,885/
Meni674,984/
Meny672,412/
Meyanga671,382/
Majenga671,086/
Myna67615/
Meynaud67557/
Mujenah67416/
Mouenga67407/
Meinatt67357/
Mehanaj67299/
Menault67280/
Miyenga67199/
Mowiena67184/
Menh67153/
Majenea67147/
Meignat67127/
Mawenga67121/
Menautt67108/
Mujenga6787/
Meihana6777/
Meneaud6766/
Mgeyana6760/
Majenah6739/
Meyonga6736/
Meynatt6734/
Menj6729/
Mené6726/
Mejiona6724/
Menahaj6722/
Mesneau6718/
Menasht6716/
Meinnat6715/
Mehheni6715/
Mayesna6714/
Meenesh6713/
Mesinna6712/
H'Miena6711/
Maheina679/
Mijjena679/
Meyanna679/
Mahwena679/
Meinass679/
Maengah678/
Megnaud678/
Menè678/
Meinath677/
Meinaya676/
Ména676/
Menauth676/
Menhaas675/
Mehenou675/
Maienga675/
M'Henna675/
Mojenas674/
Mejinah674/
Menhass674/
Maheyna674/
Majiena674/
Meamnaj674/
Mehnaaj673/
Miejana673/
Moheeni672/
Mmenaha672/
Menó672/
Mejigna672/
Mehnach672/
Mehnhas672/
Maggena671/
Majenna671/
Meenech671/
Meesner671/
Megnadh671/
Megnass671/
Meheeni671/
Meuhana671/
Mehnhaj671/
Moyenaj671/
Mujenna671/
Hmeinna671/
Mengauh671/
Meannah671/
Miennah671/
Mehanai671/
Mehieni671/
Menahay671/
Miennaa671/
Mawenna671/
Mejinga671/
Mmeenyi671/
Maweeno671/
Maena'a671/
Maenaai671/
Maouena671/
Majenai671/
Majenay671/
Maheene671/
Mayenap671/
Meanaaz671/
Meeaney671/
Meyengo671/
Meugnai671/
Meyinga671/
Meyonna671/
Mieneah671/
Menahas671/
Meianga671/
Mehenio671/
Meingna671/
Mená671/
Mení671/
Menga'a671/
Menhaus671/
Metinna671/
Metenni671/
Mesnais671/
Mesnaud671/
Mesnaus671/
Mesnayd671/
Möna671/
Mêna671/
Mína671/
Menashs671/
Mheyana671/
Mgejana671/
Mehanha671/
Moejana671/
Meeneeh671/
Menahad671/
Meamnah671/
Mjna671/
Meunaid671/
Menhaaj671/
Menhais671/
Menhead670/
Mehanah670/
Menhaut670/
Meinach670/
Meanath670/
Meheney670/

Meena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meena in the Tibetan language
མི་ན་mina98.34
མི་ན།mina0.33
མི་ནmina0.33
མི་ནུ་minu0.33
ནི་ན་nina0.33
མི་ནཱ་mina0.33
Meena in the Bengali language
মীনাmina96.3
মিনাmina3.7
Meena in the Marathi language
मेामmeama81.93
मेननmenana4.2
मेहेmehe3.36
मेटेmete2.31
मेनाmena0.63
मेनेmene0.42
मेनmena0.42
मेणेmene0.42
मीेनाmiena0.21
एवेनevena0.21
मेहेञेmehene0.21
एपेनepena0.21
Meena in the Hindi language
मीनाmina77.36
मीणाmina22.1
मिनाmina0.4
मिणाmina0.03
मीनmina0.01
मनाmana0
मीना़mina0
मेेनाmeena0
़मीनाmina0
तीनाtina0
हेमhema0
राणाrana0
मानाmana0
मोनाmona0
ेमीनाemina0
मीणmina0
Meena in the Oriya language
ମୀନାmina65.48
ମିନାmina28.46
େବେହରାebehara3.56
ମୀନmina0.77
ମିନmina0.58
େମନାemana0.19
ମନାmana0.1
ମୀଣାmina0.1

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