Meiras Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Meiras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 159 | 1:1,346,379 | 45,774 |
| Spain | 128 | 1:365,250 | 20,590 |
| Argentina | 77 | 1:555,109 | 40,132 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Meirás (13) are calculated separately.
Meiras Demographics
Average Meiras Salary in
United States
$25,896 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meiras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meiras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meiras is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Meirás. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meiras? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meiras is the 706,244th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Meiras live; 65 percent live in South America and 38 percent live in Luso-South America.
It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 1,346,379. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 30 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 11 percent are found and Sergipe, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 31 percent are found and Argentina, where 19 percent are found.
Meiras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meiras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meiras last name contracted 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meiras Last Name Statistics demography
Meiras earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning $25,896 USD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Meiras
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