Meinberg Surname

337,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Meinberg Surname User-submission:

The Meinberg surname has its origin in Germany. There was in the town of Bad-Meinberg, a nobleman who bought a mountain exactly on the site of the town. As a result, he called himself Meinberg. However, at some point the nobility became impoverished.

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Meinberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4331:185,92521,647
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Brazil2621:817,07829,598
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Israel121:713,13647,700
Finland71:785,24338,644
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Meinberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Meinberg surname has its origin in Germany. There was in the town of Bad-Meinberg, a nobleman who bought a mountain exactly on the site of the town. As a result, he called himself Meinberg. However, at some point the nobility became impoverished.

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Meinberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meinberg has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meinberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Meinberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 337,980th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,691,961 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Meinberg are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 185,925. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Hamburg, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 24 percent reside.

Meinberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meinberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meinberg surname grew 573 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meinberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meinberg last name are 25.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.37% registered with the political party.

Meinberg earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.56% more than the national average, earning $57,200 USD per year.

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