Meinen Surname
Approximately 5,011 people bear this surname
Meinen Surname User-submission:
Matronymic of the Germanic, magin, which means 'mighty' or 'powerful'.
Meinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,140 | 1:37,619 | 4,967 |
| United States | 1,217 | 1:297,830 | 27,540 |
| Netherlands | 978 | 1:17,267 | 2,682 |
| Brazil | 310 | 1:690,562 | 25,403 |
| Switzerland | 147 | 1:55,870 | 7,138 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Meinen (235) may also be a first name.
Meinen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Matronymic of the Germanic, magin, which means 'mighty' or 'powerful'.
- frederikmMeinen Demographics
Average Male Meinen Height
174.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Meinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meinen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meinen? popularity and diffusion
Meinen is the 94,994th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,454,310 people. The surname Meinen occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Meinen live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 584,346th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 235 people.
Meinen is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,140 people, or 1 in 37,619. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 71 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.
Meinen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meinen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meinen last name grew 3,203 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meinen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meinen last name are 13.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.41% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Meinen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $53,862 CAD per year.
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