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 surname Meire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺮ) is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Meiré. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meire? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 193,336th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,349,056 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Meire are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 26,638th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 31,845 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,089 people, or 1 in 10,557. In Belgium Meire is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Belgium this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.
Meire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meire has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meire
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