Meimans Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Meimans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meimans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Meimans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meimans is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meimans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Meimans are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. Outside of South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in Latvia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mimans927/
Mesmans8622/
Memeans864/
Maimans862/
Meymans861/
Mimanns861/
Meysmans80503/
Maiemans801/
Mamans7712/
Memons774/
Mimons770/
Mimmons719/
Memmons711/
Moumans711/
Maasmans6730/
Masmanns672/
Mamanz622/
Mamons621/
Mamanje574/
Mamanze572/
Mammons571/
Mamanche53551/
Moumouns531/
Mamosins531/
Maamanze531/
Memeindje501/

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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
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  • 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 Meimans
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