Meij Surname

278,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0321:16,3642,509
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
United States191:19,076,786604,894
India181:42,614,743461,117
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Meij (25) may also be a first name.

Meij Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meij (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺞ, Hindi: मेईज) is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meij? popularity and diffusion

It is the 278,560th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,246,613 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Meij reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Meij is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 25 people.

The surname Meij is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,032 people, or 1 in 16,364. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 28 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Gelderland, where 14 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Meij exists in 24 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Meij Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meij last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meij earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.37% more than the national average, earning R 312,180 per year and in United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meije89177/
Moeij8995/
Mejij897/
Meyij891/
Mei861,162,618/
Mij863,478/
Mej86767/
Meijst8021/
Meyije8010/
Meijts802/
Miji7520,809/
Meja7510,368/
Meis756,297/
Meyi755,248/
Mija753,693/
Meje752,206/
Meji752,173/
Meia751,799/
Moij751,723/
Meid751,211/
Mije75901/
Mejo75879/
Meit75842/
Mijo75700/
Meio75607/
Maij75504/
Meiu75305/
Meić75275/
'Mei75237/
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Meaj75173/
Muij75161/
Medj75154/
Mejj75140/
Mmei75113/
Meih75101/
Meiz7571/
Meie7534/
Mijh7517/
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Mijó7511/
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Mijt751/
Midj751/
Mi671,427,498/
Me6722,182/
Mejos678,097/
Mooij673,296/
Mj671,900/
Meyie671,456/
Meitz671,375/
Meiss671,280/
Mehaj67875/
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Mejaz678/
Meiat678/
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Meies677/
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Meihe676/
Mejoo676/
Meujh676/
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Mei'i674/
Maiej674/
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Mejih673/
Moiej673/
Mijhe673/
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Meits673/
Mgeji673/
Mijoo673/
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Meieh673/
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Meyej672/
Maiaj672/
Mejuo672/
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Meyih672/
Meyii672/
Meyip672/
Meiet672/
Muijc672/
Meeje672/
M'Eid671/
Mishj671/
Mijii671/
Mijjs671/
Meyis671/
Meioh671/
Meirz671/
Mejss671/
Mgija671/
Miyoj671/
Moeia671/
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Mijiæ671/
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Mijhs671/
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Mieje671/
Meiuș671/
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Meidė671/
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Missj671/
Meios671/
Mhije671/
Mijih671/
Mijuo671/
Mgeje671/
Moyej671/
Mejod671/
Meiyh671/
Meioc671/
Miojh671/
Meids670/

Meij Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meij in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﺞmyj-
Meij in the Hindi language
मेईजme'ija-

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