Meh Surname

50,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Meh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4,9501:4,196502
Ivory Coast2,0211:11,416938
Malaysia7801:37,8133,115
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Pakistan5481:325,9926,628
Slovenia4471:5,5651,137
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Cambodia351:442,4904,035
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England201:2,785,90397,972
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Benin141:738,25740,906
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
France101:6,642,272293,169
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

The alternate forms: Méh (99) are calculated separately.

Meh (4,544) may also be a first name.

Meh Last Name Facts

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

Meh (Arabic: مه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺢ, Hindi: मेह, Marathi: मेह, Oriya: େମହ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Méh. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meh is the 50,302nd most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 714,185 people. Meh is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Meh are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Meh is also the 101,986th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 4,544 people.

Meh is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4,950 people, or 1 in 4,196. In Cameroon Meh is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 47 percent live, Southwest Region, where 32 percent live and East Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Meh is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Meh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meh surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning $36,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méh8999/
Mech8636,998/
Mesh861,930/
Mieh861,622/
Merh86516/
Medh86359/
Mmeh86155/
Meih86101/
Meuh8635/
Meyh8634/
Mehh8634/
Mheh861/
Me8022,182/
Meech752,316/
Metch751,020/
Meach75563/
Meheš75117/
M'Meh7593/
Mehys7571/
Meich7570/
Meihs7543/
Messh7537/
Meish7536/
Meheş7528/
Meshh7526/
Hmerh7521/
Mehts7520/
Meesh7518/
Mehep7517/
Mhesh7517/
Meadh7516/
Meejh7514/
Meash7513/
Methd7510/
Mmehe758/
Mmieh757/
Merrh756/
Mehyi756/
Meysh755/
Mehiy755/
Meshs755/
Mehyd755/
Meahe753/
Meths753/
Mehhs752/
Meddh752/
Meehs752/
Mmeih752/
M'Eyh751/
Meych751/
Mehrh751/
Mheha751/
Mheth751/
Hmech751/
Mehdt751/
Mecht751/
Meedh751/
Mmeth751/
Mejjh751/
Meshp751/
Meehz751/
Mechd751/
Medth751/
Meeph751/
Mheyh751/
Mhedh751/
Mesht750/
Mei671,162,618/
Mee6725,977/
Med6720,801/
Mea6715,044/
Met6713,169/
Mey6712,723/
Mie679,199/
Mer678,485/
Mme674,847/
Mes674,813/
Mih674,379/
Mez673,474/
Meisch671,396/
Mãe671,358/
Mha671,021/
Meu67838/
Mej67767/
Mäe67572/
Mep67308/
Meç67295/
Mhi67180/
Mehaia67169/
Mehess67157/
Mehesz67148/
Hmeesh67140/
Meheha67128/
Mjh67117/
Mehova67107/
Mhe6781/
Myh6780/
Meicht6762/
Mescht6755/
Mehets6749/
Meadth6747/
Mge6732/
Mje6729/
Mheich6727/
Meethz6720/
Mehyts6720/
Meesch6718/
Meshch6717/
Meš6717/
Hme6716/
Mhy6715/
Meitch6712/
Meï6710/
Mée679/
Meeths679/
Mhj679/
Mehaja673/
Mheish673/
Hmeedh673/
Mheesh672/
Mehgeh672/
Hmeerh672/
Meherh671/
Mehhtt671/
Hmeher671/
Moheeh671/
Messch671/
Mezsch671/
Meÿ671/
Mheash671/
Mgehge671/
Meehth671/
Meesrh671/
Meessh671/
Mmeerh671/
Mgeejh671/
Meetch670/
Medsch670/
Mehher670/
Meacht670/

Meh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meh in the Oriya language
େମହemaha-
Meh in the Hindi language
मेहmeha98.52
Meh in the Marathi language
मेहmeha90
मोेहmoeha5
माेहmaeha5
Meh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﺢmyh16.67
ﺍﻣﻴﻪamyh16.67
ﺍﻣﺢamh16.67
ﺍﻣﺎﻩamah16.67
ﻣﻴﻪmyh16.67
ﺃﻣﻪamh16.67
Meh in the Arabic language
مهmh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meh
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