Mehus Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Mehus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3821:13,4611,544
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
Haiti911:117,4065,426
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
France51:13,284,544357,392
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Mehus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mehus (Hindi: मेहुस) is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mehus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 408,080th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Mehus live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 13,461. In Norway Mehus is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 39 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 30 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Norway this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Haiti, where 11 percent reside.

Mehus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mehus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,632 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mehus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mehus last name are 11.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mehus earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning 343,390 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $42,359 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehuys91158/
Mehush9129/
Mehous9115/
Mehuis914/
Miehus911/
Mehaus911/
Meahus910/
Meheust831,065/
Mehyush8316/
Mehuish837/
Miehaus833/
Meyhuys832/
Meuhaus831/
Mehouse830/
Meyhous830/
Meahous830/
Meeus805,041/
Meyus80312/
Myhus80111/
Meius8065/
Mihus8053/
Mejus8022/
Maeus805/
Meous802/
Meuus801/
Mieus801/
Miehouse771/
Meijhuis771/
Mehouths771/
Meyhuyse771/
Mehousse771/
Meyhouse771/
Mahous739,377/
Meeuse73297/
Myhush73252/
Mohous73132/
Meoush7331/
Myhous7327/
Mohush7318/
Megius736/
Mehoes732/
Meyyus732/
Mihush731/
Mihaus731/
Meihos731/
Mehouz731/
Myhuis731/
Meeous730/
Mahoush6716,283/
Meos67389/
Mius67342/
Myus6769/
Mahieus6768/
Méheust6758/
Meouths6717/
Méus676/
Mahouss673/
Miehoss671/
Meejust671/
Maahuis671/
Mehouch671/
Mayhius671/
Mehautz670/

Mehus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehus in the Hindi language
मेहुसmehusa-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mehus
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