Meire Surname
Approximately 2,176 people bear this surname
Meire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1,089 | 1:10,557 | 1,517 |
| Brazil | 345 | 1:620,505 | 23,061 |
| France | 204 | 1:325,602 | 49,364 |
| Spain | 182 | 1:256,879 | 16,299 |
| Latvia | 128 | 1:16,016 | 2,380 |
| Argentina | 101 | 1:423,202 | 32,207 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Meiré (1) are calculated separately.
Meire (31,845) may also be a first name.
Meire Demographics
Meire Political Affiliation
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Meire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺮ) is found most in Belgium. It can be found in the variant forms: Meiré. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meire? popularity and diffusion
It is the 193,336th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,349,056 people. The surname Meire occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Meire reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 26,638th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 31,845 people.
The last name Meire is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 1,089 people, or 1 in 10,557. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live and Walloon Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Belgium this surname occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Meire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meire surname declined 3 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meire Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Meire surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.
Meire earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.02% less than the national average, earning $36,235 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺮ | myr | - |
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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 Meire
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