Meijnen Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meijnen Surname User-submission:

Matronymic of the Germanic, magin, which means 'mighty' or 'powerful'.

Meijnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4171:40,4976,881
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Meijnen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Matronymic of the Germanic, magin, which means 'mighty' or 'powerful'.

- frederikm

Meijnen Last Name Facts

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

Meijnen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meijnen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 627,290th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The last name Meijnen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Meijnen are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Meijnen is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 40,497. In The Netherlands Meijnen is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 43 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Utrecht, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meinen925,011/
Mijnen92325/
Meignen861,328/
Meinnen865/
Muijnen865/
Meinene861/
Meixnen861/
Meinien861/
Menen8318,794/
Minen83673/
Meignent8077/
Meijning8016/
Meynen77984/
Meenen77603/
Meneng77417/
Maenen77416/
Misnen77338/
Moenen77209/
Mignen77146/
Minien77135/
Meneen7785/
Mineng7772/
Mineen7771/
Mehnen7751/
Menent7745/
Menijn7727/
Mainen7726/
Meanen7725/
Meneun7719/
Meinin7711/
Muinen777/
Meinem776/
Menend775/
Minaen774/
Mienen773/
Menien773/
Menenc773/
Minuen771/
Minent771/
Menehn771/
Meznen771/
Muenen771/
Hminen771/
Metnen771/
Miznen770/
Megnen770/
Moinen770/
Majanen71383/
Meining71332/
Mainene71221/
Meynent71142/
Megnent71125/
Meignin71119/
Megneng7156/
Meinina7147/
Maignen7138/
Majonen7135/
Meynenc718/
Meanien717/
Maineng715/
Majneen715/
Moehnen715/
Meyneng714/
Meannen714/
Mejenin713/
Meingin713/
Mouenen713/
Mejinin712/
Minenne711/
Meinyon711/
Menehen711/
Maineen711/
Minienė711/
Muinene711/
Moennen711/
Mizneen711/
Mijnina711/
Minehen710/
Menengh710/
Meinion710/
Maesnen710/
Minin6722,425/
Menem6715,660/
Menin6713,815/
Manen672,081/
Minem67317/
Mynen6753/
Menyn6747/
Meningue6725/
Maignent6721/
Menengue6721/
Minengue679/
Menhn676/
Mühjanen673/
Minenova672/
Minyn672/
Minehene672/
Menín672/
Meninque672/
M'Heinin671/
Meinning671/
Mainenne671/
Majaneen671/
Mayionen671/
Meñin671/
Megneeng671/
Menén671/

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