Meijer Surname
Approximately 45,303 people bear this surname
Meijer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 39,867 | 1:424 | 12 |
| Sweden | 1,258 | 1:7,827 | 723 |
| United States | 734 | 1:493,813 | 41,636 |
| Germany | 530 | 1:151,897 | 18,199 |
| South Africa | 418 | 1:129,612 | 15,180 |
| Canada | 335 | 1:109,987 | 11,787 |
| France | 308 | 1:215,658 | 33,528 |
| Australia | 307 | 1:87,934 | 10,141 |
| Belgium | 242 | 1:47,507 | 7,720 |
| Thailand | 221 | 1:319,631 | 55,074 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Spain | 115 | 1:406,539 | 22,087 |
| New Zealand | 112 | 1:40,431 | 6,796 |
| Suriname | 96 | 1:5,756 | 1,347 |
| Switzerland | 91 | 1:90,252 | 9,968 |
| Norway | 72 | 1:71,421 | 10,051 |
| Denmark | 58 | 1:97,323 | 9,225 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Finland | 37 | 1:148,560 | 13,684 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Meijer (42) may also be a first name.
Meijer Demographics
Average Male Meijer Height
179.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Meijer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meijer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meijer is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meijer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meijer is the 12,400th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 160,862 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Meijer are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Meijer is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 42 people.
The last name Meijer is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 39,867 people, or 1 in 424. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 20 percent reside, South Holland, where 19 percent reside and Gelderland, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Meijer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meijer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meijer last name expanded 6,673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 6,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meijer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meijer surname are 9.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Meijer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning 319,546 kr per year; in Peru they earn 307.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 78,926 per year; in South Africa they earn 117.98% more than the national average, earning R 518,004 per year; in United States they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning $54,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning $51,337 CAD per year.
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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
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