Meinig Surname

418,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meinig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meinig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5831:138,08816,769
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Meinig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meinig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meinig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 418,906th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,790,767 people. Meinig is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Meinig live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 583 people, or 1 in 138,088. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 45 percent live, Berlin, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Meinig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meinig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meinig surname increased 817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meinig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meinig surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meinig earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meinigg922/
Meinigh920/
Menig911,233/
Minig91371/
Meinigke8614/
Minigh83105/
Moenig8368/
Meynig8363/
Meinik8327/
Mesnig8319/
Mainig838/
Mionig835/
Menieg832/
Meenig831/
Moinig831/
Meinic831/
Meignigue801/
Moennig77180/
Meinike7788/
Muennig7720/
Meinick7713/
Maennig776/
Menigue775/
Meenigs771/
Meyineg771/
Meetnig771/
Minigue770/
Minix732,571/
Manig731,603/
Minik73925/
Menik73733/
Minic73587/
Menix73173/
Menic7385/
Meneg7321/
Meniq731/
Mineg730/
Meinicke711,199/
Megnigue71175/
Mainigue712/
Meinique711/
Miniggue711/
Meinnike710/
Meinnick710/
Manaig674,056/
Minick673,444/
Menike671,703/
Minikh67625/
Menick67361/
Mienik67185/
Mannig67176/
Manigk67164/
Mahnig6786/
Mainik6765/
Metnik6757/
Meanix6755/
Menikh6753/
Minike6745/
Meinyk6736/
Manuig6735/
Mitnic6727/
Mesnic6720/
Miniec6717/
Moenik6711/
Meniec679/
Maunig676/
Minics675/
Meniek675/
Majnig675/
Mainix674/
Menisk673/
Manigh673/
Manigc673/
Meenik672/
Menegh672/
Mehnik672/
Meinikova672/
Misnic672/
Meynik672/
Mengek672/
Meniķe671/
Maniog671/
Mounig671/
Meinek671/
Mingek671/
Mitnix671/
Mmenhg671/
Mujnig671/
Minoix671/
Meľnik671/
Megnik671/
Mamnig671/
Mehneg671/
Miniek671/
Masnig670/
Minegh670/
Meenix670/
Mangig670/
Muinix670/

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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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  • 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 Meinig
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