Meiji Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Meiji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 195 | 1:655,612 | 16,510 |
| Iran | 91 | 1:843,764 | 41,424 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Meiji (9,821) may also be a first name.
Meiji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meiji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meiji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺠﻲ, Hindi: मेईजी) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meiji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 816,514th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Meiji are found; 57 percent are found in East Asia and 57 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Meiji is also the 61,999th most widespread first name globally, borne by 9,821 people.
The last name Meiji is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 655,612. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 34 percent live, Miyazaki Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Wakayama Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Besides Japan it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meiji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meiji in the Hindi language | ||
| मेईजी | me'iji | - |
| Meiji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺠﻲ | amyjy | 50 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺞ | amyj | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meiji
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