Meena Surname
Approximately 115,472 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 101,003 | 1:7,594 | 655 |
| Tanzania | 5,860 | 1:9,034 | 1,185 |
| Pakistan | 2,573 | 1:69,430 | 2,524 |
| Thailand | 719 | 1:98,245 | 14,008 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| United Arab Emirates | 567 | 1:16,159 | 1,954 |
| Oman | 560 | 1:6,586 | 939 |
| United States | 493 | 1:735,211 | 57,637 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Qatar | 184 | 1:12,815 | 1,406 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Singapore | 103 | 1:53,473 | 2,131 |
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Malaysia | 74 | 1:398,571 | 20,802 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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.
- royals0007Meena 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.
- ganeshmeenaMeena Demographics
Meena Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Meena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meena in the Tibetan language | ||
| མི་ན་ | mina | 98.34 |
| མི་ན། | mina | 0.33 |
| མི་ན | mina | 0.33 |
| མི་ནུ་ | minu | 0.33 |
| ནི་ན་ | nina | 0.33 |
| མི་ནཱ་ | mina | 0.33 |
| Meena in the Bengali language | ||
| মীনা | mina | 96.3 |
| মিনা | mina | 3.7 |
| Meena in the Marathi language | ||
| मेाम | meama | 81.93 |
| मेनन | menana | 4.2 |
| मेहे | mehe | 3.36 |
| मेटे | mete | 2.31 |
| मेना | mena | 0.63 |
| मेने | mene | 0.42 |
| मेन | mena | 0.42 |
| मेणे | mene | 0.42 |
| मीेना | miena | 0.21 |
| एवेन | evena | 0.21 |
| मेहेञे | mehene | 0.21 |
| एपेन | epena | 0.21 |
| Meena in the Hindi language | ||
| मीना | mina | 77.36 |
| मीणा | mina | 22.1 |
| मिना | mina | 0.4 |
| मिणा | mina | 0.03 |
| मीन | mina | 0.01 |
| मना | mana | 0 |
| मीना़ | mina | 0 |
| मेेना | meena | 0 |
| ़मीना | mina | 0 |
| तीना | tina | 0 |
| हेम | hema | 0 |
| राणा | rana | 0 |
| माना | mana | 0 |
| मोना | mona | 0 |
| ेमीना | emina | 0 |
| मीण | mina | 0 |
| Meena in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୀନା | mina | 65.48 |
| ମିନା | mina | 28.46 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 3.56 |
| ମୀନ | mina | 0.77 |
| ମିନ | mina | 0.58 |
| େମନା | emana | 0.19 |
| ମନା | mana | 0.1 |
| ମୀଣା | mina | 0.1 |
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