Mein Surname
Approximately 4,584 people bear this surname
Mein Surname Definition:
Adam Mene, juror on inquisition at Roxburgh, 1361 (Bain, IV, 62). Adam Mene, scutifer, Glasgow diocese, 1397 (LSC., 111). Berne Mein or Bernard Meyne appears in Melrose, 1608 (RRM., I, p. 61, 64). Robert Meine, mason in Newsteid, 1657, James Meane, mason there, 1662, and Andrew Mein, mason there, 1668 (ibid.
Read More About This SurnameMein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 837 | 1:433,045 | 37,325 |
| India | 525 | 1:1,461,077 | 55,419 |
| England | 520 | 1:107,150 | 11,192 |
| Australia | 315 | 1:85,701 | 9,916 |
| Germany | 305 | 1:263,952 | 28,196 |
| Netherlands | 239 | 1:70,658 | 12,018 |
| Iran | 217 | 1:353,837 | 23,579 |
| Canada | 169 | 1:218,021 | 21,041 |
| Nigeria | 167 | 1:1,060,735 | 44,297 |
| Scotland | 158 | 1:33,885 | 3,345 |
| Seychelles | 158 | 1:585 | 133 |
| Indonesia | 154 | 1:858,761 | 64,655 |
| New Zealand | 117 | 1:38,704 | 6,577 |
| Mauritania | 114 | 1:35,920 | 2,863 |
| Kenya | 69 | 1:669,274 | 29,584 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 187 | 1:130,350 | 12,089 |
| Scotland | 156 | 1:23,995 | 2,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 184 | 1:272,928 | 22,173 |
Mein (900) may also be a first name.
Mein Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Adam Mene, juror on inquisition at Roxburgh, 1361 (Bain, IV, 62). Adam Mene, scutifer, Glasgow diocese, 1397 (LSC., 111). Berne Mein or Bernard Meyne appears in Melrose, 1608 (RRM., I, p. 61, 64). Robert Meine, mason in Newsteid, 1657, James Meane, mason there, 1662, and Andrew Mein, mason there, 1668 (ibid., I, p. 164; II, p. 7,203).
Robert Mein or Mean was postmaster of Edinbergh, 1665, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 404; SRR., p. 249), Andrew Mein was retoured heir in 1687 in lands in East Moristoun, parish of Ligertvvood (Retours, Berwick, 427). James Mein, portioner of Lessudden, 1776 (Heirs, 383), John Mein in St. John's Clachan, 1788, and Isobel Mean in Kempleton, 1746 (Kirkcudbright). Meinn, the local Gaelic form of Menzies, may be the origin in some instances but cannot be the source of all. Recorded in Duns, 1941. Meen 1689.
Probably Anglo-Norman mesne: "a lord of a manour who holds of a superior lord." Bailey.
Mein Demographics
Average Male Mein Height
175.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mein (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻦ, Hindi: मेइन, Marathi: मोेईन, Oriya: େମଇନ, Russian: Меин) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mein is the 102,688th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,589,779 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 30 percent of Mein reside; 22 percent reside in North America and 22 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 270,627th most common first name on earth, borne by 900 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 837 people, or 1 in 433,045. In The United States Mein is most frequent in: California, where 22 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.
Mein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mein last name increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 278 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 101 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mein Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mein last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mein surname are 3.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.23% more than the national average, earning R 456,804 per year; in United States they earn 15.31% more than the national average, earning $49,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.57% more than the national average, earning $59,408 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mein Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mein in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଇନ | ema'ina | - |
| Mein in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 67.21 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 22.95 |
| ﻣﻴﻦ | myn | 8.2 |
| Mein in the Hindi language | ||
| मेइन | me'ina | 50 |
| मेईन | me'ina | 16.67 |
| माेइन | mae'ina | 16.67 |
| मोइन | mo'ina | 16.67 |
| Mein in the Marathi language | ||
| मोेईन | moe'ina | 50 |
| माेईन | mae'ina | 40 |
| मेईन | me'ina | 10 |
| Mein in the Russian language | ||
| Меин | mein | - |
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