Meijs Surname
Approximately 2,084 people bear this surname
Meijs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,975 | 1:8,550 | 1,069 |
| Belgium | 62 | 1:185,430 | 24,739 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Meijs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meijs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meijs is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meijs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 200,299th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,496,903 people. The last name Meijs occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Meijs are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,975 people, or 1 in 8,550. In The Netherlands Meijs is most common in: North Brabant, where 32 percent are found, Limburg, where 26 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meijst | 91 | 21 | / |
| Moeijs | 91 | 3 | / |
| Meijts | 91 | 2 | / |
| Meis | 89 | 6,297 | / |
| Mijs | 89 | 334 | / |
| Mejs | 89 | 17 | / |
| Mejos | 80 | 8,097 | / |
| Meise | 80 | 4,830 | / |
| Mijas | 80 | 1,692 | / |
| Meiss | 80 | 1,280 | / |
| Mejes | 80 | 828 | / |
| Muijs | 80 | 803 | / |
| Mijos | 80 | 642 | / |
| Mijes | 80 | 633 | / |
| Mejas | 80 | 388 | / |
| Meias | 80 | 90 | / |
| Maijs | 80 | 79 | / |
| Meius | 80 | 65 | / |
| Meist | 80 | 58 | / |
| Mijts | 80 | 58 | / |
| Meihs | 80 | 43 | / |
| Meish | 80 | 36 | / |
| Mejis | 80 | 26 | / |
| Meisz | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mijis | 80 | 11 | / |
| Meies | 80 | 7 | / |
| Meuis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Meits | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mijjs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mejss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mijhs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meios | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meids | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mis | 75 | 17,396 | / |
| Mes | 75 | 4,813 | / |
| Mjs | 75 | 47 | / |
| Meisse | 73 | 2,113 | / |
| Meisch | 73 | 1,396 | / |
| Moejes | 73 | 26 | / |
| Meihes | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mijias | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mejies | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mejìas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mijoos | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mejest | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mijeas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mehias | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mejash | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mejios | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mheish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Miejas | 73 | 3 | / |
| M'Eise | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meyise | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mijash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Maheis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mihjas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mijesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mijosh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meuish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meihis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejosh | 73 | 1 | / |
| H'Meis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miojas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejgis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meihos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mohijs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mejaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maes | 67 | 50,748 | / |
| Muis | 67 | 21,837 | / |
| Mees | 67 | 11,241 | / |
| Miss | 67 | 11,112 | / |
| Meus | 67 | 9,215 | / |
| Moes | 67 | 6,918 | / |
| Mais | 67 | 6,519 | / |
| Mish | 67 | 5,751 | / |
| Mies | 67 | 5,748 | / |
| Mets | 67 | 3,702 | / |
| Mois | 67 | 3,477 | / |
| Mess | 67 | 3,391 | / |
| Mues | 67 | 3,102 | / |
| Mese | 67 | 3,072 | / |
| Meas | 67 | 2,892 | / |
| Meys | 67 | 2,318 | / |
| Mesh | 67 | 1,930 | / |
| Mist | 67 | 1,897 | / |
| Mest | 67 | 1,209 | / |
| Meiß | 67 | 1,125 | / |
| Mjøs | 67 | 534 | / |
| Misz | 67 | 534 | / |
| Meić | 67 | 275 | / |
| Mjss | 67 | 260 | / |
| Mehs | 67 | 179 | / |
| Meihaus | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mesz | 67 | 118 | / |
| Meihesh | 67 | 109 | / |
| Mões | 67 | 93 | / |
| Mojs | 67 | 88 | / |
| Meitsch | 67 | 75 | / |
| Meiz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mezs | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mios | 67 | 55 | / |
| Majs | 67 | 46 | / |
| Myes | 67 | 45 | / |
| Meihost | 67 | 44 | / |
| Meås | 67 | 38 | / |
| M'Eisse | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mges | 67 | 22 | / |
| D'Meiss | 67 | 17 | / |
| Meischt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Misd | 67 | 14 | / |
| Meisova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mexs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Meds | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mihs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hmes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mães | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mhes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meič | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mixs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mesd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Misp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myjs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Misj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meische | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mijz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miejasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meggiss | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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