Meigen Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Meigen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 94 | 1:1,360,046 | 23,299 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meigen (17,456) may also be a first name.
Meigen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meigen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meigen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺠﻦ) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meigen? popularity and diffusion
Meigen is the 1,434,893rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Meigen reside; 63 percent reside in East Asia and 63 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 41,727th most numerous first name on earth, held by 17,456 people.
It is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 1,360,046. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 99 percent reside and Tochigi Prefecture, where 1 percent reside. Barring Japan it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meigen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meigen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺠﻦ | amyjn | - |
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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 Meigen
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