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
Meire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺮ) is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Meiré. For other possible spellings of Meire click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meire is the 193,336th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,349,056 people. The surname Meire 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 commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 31,845 people.
The surname Meire is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,089 people, or 1 in 10,557. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Belgium this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.
Meire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meire surname fell 3 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 US average, with 85.71% registered with 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meire
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