175.03 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Meir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Meir (Arabic: مئير, Georgian: მეირ, Russian: Меир) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Meìr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 151,227^th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,501,732 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Meir are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Meir is also the 100,074^th most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 4,687 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 875 people, or 1 in 414,239. In The United States Meir is mostly found in: New York, where 19 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Meir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Meir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meir surname expanded 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Meir last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meir surname are 30.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.38% more than the national average, earning R 575,976 per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $54,726 CAD per year.