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Where Does The Last Name Meier Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Meier (Georgian: მეიერ, Russian: Меиер) occurs most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Méier. Click here for other potential spellings of Meier.

How Common Is The Last Name Meier? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,107^th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 28,090 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Meier reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 375,473^rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 508 people.

The surname Meier is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 148,265 people, or 1 in 543. In Germany Meier is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 24 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany Meier exists in 136 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Meier Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Meier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meier surname rose 1,097 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 757 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 789 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meier Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Meier surname is primarily Catholic (78%) in Ireland and Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Meier last name are 17.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning 356,068 kr per year; in Peru they earn 310.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,596 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.67% more than the national average, earning R 315,264 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.49% less than the national average, earning $13,510,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning $50,594 CAD per year.