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

The last name Meh (Arabic: مه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺢ, Hindi: मेह, Marathi: मेह, Oriya: େମହ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Méh. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,302nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 714,185 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Meh live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 101,986th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 4,544 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4,950 people, or 1 in 4,196. In Cameroon Meh is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 47 percent live, Southwest Region, where 32 percent live and East Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Meh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meh last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the 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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