Meeuws Surname

308,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Meeuws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meeuws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6771:16,9822,600
Netherlands4511:37,4446,305
France301:2,214,091176,965
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England121:4,643,172139,951
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Meeuws Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meeuws is found most frequently in Belgium. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meeuws? popularity and diffusion

Meeuws is the 308,137th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,949,017 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Meeuws live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 677 people, or 1 in 16,982. In Belgium Meeuws is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Belgium this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 37 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Meeuws Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meeuws earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.98% less than the national average, earning $30,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.24% less than the national average, earning $32,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meeuwse92344/
Meeuwss921/
Meeuw91221/
Meeuwsse8610/
Meeuwfe772/
Meeuf738/
Meeow735/
Meows733/
Meaows671/
Meejub671/
Meeyub671/
Meeoww671/

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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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  • 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 Meeuws
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