Meijers Surname

81,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meijers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meijers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,2281:3,230274
Latvia2411:8,5061,251
Belgium1221:94,23514,539
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Canada531:695,20056,020
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Norway201:257,11427,149
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Denmark61:940,78647,603
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Meijers (45) may also be a first name.

Meijers Last Name Facts

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

Meijers is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meijers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meijers is the 81,634th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,225,209 people. Meijers occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Meijers reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 45 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5,228 people, or 1 in 3,230. In The Netherlands Meijers is most frequent in: Limburg, where 26 percent are found, South Holland, where 16 percent are found and North Brabant, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 4 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Meijers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meijers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meijers surname expanded 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meijers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meijers surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meijers earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.64% less than the national average, earning 274,637 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.08% less than the national average, earning R 170,916 per year; in United States they earn 9.75% more than the national average, earning $47,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meijerse9311/
Meijjers935/
Moeijers932/
Mijers9221/
Mejers926/
Maijers86214/
Meiyers861/
Meigers861/
Meziers861/
Muijers861/
Meuiers861/
Meiiers861/
Miers835,719/
Muijsers80335/
Muijzers8055/
Mooijers8011/
Mechiers801/
Maeers77134/
Majers77132/
Meairs77115/
Meuers7796/
Mierse7758/
Mieirs7724/
Mizers7721/
Mezers7718/
Megers7715/
Myeers777/
Myiers774/
Miersh772/
Mexers771/
Migers771/
Mehirs771/
Mecers771/
Mihers771/
Mierrs771/
Miersz771/
Misers771/
Mesers770/
Myeirs770/
Maidjerse752/
Miersch712,863/
Meggers71800/
Maziers71211/
Muizers7152/
Muisers7141/
Meusers7118/
Masiers7118/
Muezers717/
Miezers716/
Meyesrs712/
Michers712/
Megerse711/
Miggers711/
Mechers711/
Meagers711/
Mauiers711/
Meahers710/
Meysers710/
Mehears710/
Meyeirs710/
Mesgers710/
Majjers710/
Mayjers710/
Myers67345,790/
Maers67215/
MacHeers6738/
Misrs674/
Mierx671/
Miersová671/
Moiyerss671/
Myirs671/
Miyrs670/

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