Meimers Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Meimers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meimers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Meimers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meimers is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meimers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Meimers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Meimers reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 1,277,864. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 97 percent live, Bavaria, where 2 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Latvia, where 5 percent live.

Meimers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meimers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meimers last name increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meimers Last Name Statistics demography

Meimers earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Memers921/
Mimers920/
Meumers8612/
Memmers868/
Maimerse803/
Mamers7749/
Memors7710/
Mymers770/
Maimars711/
Mammers710/
Maiemars672/
Mamors621/
Mymars621/
Mamarsh571/
Mammors570/
Mammars570/

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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 Meimers
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