Meireles Surname

8,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Meireles Surname User-submission:

Meireles is a toponymic surname that originated from the Meira region in Spain.

Meireles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil53,1891:4,025330
Portugal8,2751:1,259200
Angola5,7191:4,719676
France3881:171,19326,633
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Uruguay1501:22,8782,650
Spain1321:354,18220,197
Cuba731:157,8453,743
Canada531:695,20056,020
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
England371:1,505,89364,828
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Cape Verde341:15,578570
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Macau31:200,543803
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Meireles (178) may also be a first name.

Meireles Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meireles is a toponymic surname that originated from the Meira region in Spain.

- mica106

Meireles Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meireles Come From? nationality or country of origin

Meireles is most common in Brazil. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meireles? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meireles is the 8,286th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 106,016 people. Meireles is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Meireles live; 78 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 683,417th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 178 people.

The last name Meireles is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 53,189 people, or 1 in 4,025. In Brazil Meireles is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 16 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Pará, where 10 percent live. Besides Brazil it is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 12 percent live and Angola, where 8 percent live.

Meireles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meireles surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meireles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.87% more than the national average, earning R 489,216 per year; in United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.34% more than the national average, earning $66,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meirelles9415,951/
Meirelhes9453/
Meireiles9411/
Meireless947/
Meirelies947/
Meiereles941/
Meirreles941/
Meiresles941/
Meireeles941/
Mireles9368,770/
Mereles9320,873/
Meirele93181/
Meirles939/
Meirels934/
Meirrelles891/
Meirelleis891/
Meirellles891/
Meiirelles891/
Merelles88650/
Meyreles88646/
Maireles88545/
Meirelis88471/
Mirelles88344/
Mireless8854/
Mereiles8833/
Miereles8815/
Merreles8813/
Meirelys8810/
Mirieles886/
Merelhes884/
Meirelez882/
Mirreles882/
Miresles882/
Mirelies881/
Meirales881/
Meiriles881/
Myereles881/
Muireles881/
Meirells881/
Meirelhe881/
Miraeles881/
Mireales881/
Mirelees881/
Moireles881/
Meirelse881/
Meireled881/
Meireler881/
Meereles881/
Metreles881/
Merele861,595/
Merles86178/
Mirele86113/
Mirels8693/
Mirles8688/
Meirls862/
Merels860/
D'Meirelles841/
Meyrelles82393/
Meirellis8298/
Mireylees8250/
Mirrieles8212/
Meyrelesh827/
Merrelles826/
Mierelles825/
Mereilles824/
Meirellys824/
Mairelles823/
Meyreless822/
Meirellez822/
Meirilles821/
Meirelhis821/
D'Mireles821/
Maiereles821/
Mireilles821/
Meyrelhes821/
Meyrelies821/
Mirrelees820/
Meirilees820/
Meriles802,020/
Mirelez801,340/
Mirales80456/
Merales80422/
Mirelis80301/
Mergele80266/
Merelis80216/
Merelez80144/
Mareles8071/
Merlhes8038/
Moerles8035/
Mirelys8028/
Meroles8023/
Mireley8021/
Merrels8019/
Meyrele8018/
Merelie8017/
Miriles8011/
Mearles806/
Meireli806/
Merelej804/
Mirlees803/
Mierles803/
Miroles803/
Mereley803/
Merelys803/
Meriele802/
Mirelea802/
Mirelex802/
Mairele802/
Mireile801/
Mirelec801/
Mirelse801/
Mirless801/
Meyrels801/
Merelee801/
Merells801/
Maerele801/
Meierls801/
Merlles801/
Míreles801/
Myreles801/
Mirlhes801/
Mireule801/
Mirrels800/
Merzele800/
Mergels800/
Merrele800/
Merless800/
Meyrles800/
Mereale800/
Mirrielees7859/
Merrielees781/
Mirls779/
Merls770/
Miralles7530,861/
Mireille758,669/
Merilles751,701/
Merioles751,139/
Meralles75787/
Merrells75292/
Mirrlees75181/
Moereels75144/
Merilees75135/
Mitrelis75134/
Mirzelie7552/
Maureles7544/
Merellis7540/
Merriles7529/
Miralhes7525/
Mirylees7521/
Mirellis7521/
Mirlesse7517/
Mareales7510/
Mirrales759/
Merrlles756/
Mayreles756/
Myrelles754/
Mirilles753/
Meresler753/
Merrelis752/
Metrelis752/
Merryles752/
Mierlejs752/
Moirales752/
Mirioles752/
Mirellys752/
Mehrless752/
Merellez752/
Merrales752/
Mawerele752/
Mereilis752/
Mirrells751/
Mairelys751/
Mayerele751/
Marzeles751/
Mireleez751/
Merelice751/
Mereluis751/
Mirrlges751/
Mérelles751/
Meirelia751/
Moureles751/
Meyrelis751/
Mirailes751/
Miralies751/
Mirayles751/
Mirielys751/
Mereille751/
Marieles751/
Mireilie751/
Marelets751/
Meireliz751/
Meiriely751/
Marelles751/
Mirilees750/
Mireylee750/
Muirlees750/
Mergelle750/
Mirrless750/
Meyriles750/
Merriels750/
Merelett750/
Marles712,217/
Mareletse711,316/
Merrilees71967/
Marele71812/
Merrylees71744/
Mirailles71501/
Merile71415/
Mirela71413/
Merela71300/
Mireli71118/
Mearls7197/
Mereli7177/
Mergilles7174/
Merlez7168/
Mirely7149/
Mirlis7139/
Merelä7131/
Marels7128/
Mirralles7120/
Merlys7115/
Mirrilees7114/
Merely7113/
Mirallles7113/
Merlej718/
Moerls718/
Maurelles717/
Merryless715/
Meryle715/
Merils714/
Merrilles713/
Merriless713/
Mirlez713/
Meyrellis713/
Mirallies713/
Mourelles712/
Mireillee712/
Meyrellys712/
Mourelhes712/
Miraellis711/
Mirelz711/
Mirrileas711/
Mitrellis711/
Metreiler711/
Merrilese711/
Myrels711/
Myrles711/
Miralless711/
Mirile711/
Merallles711/
Merralles711/
Mayrelles711/
Merriells710/
Merals710/
Merlls710/
Merlsh710/
Meyrettelles701/
Mariles671,566/
Marales67268/
Marelie67262/
Mareels67243/
Maryles67160/
Marelis67112/
Merilis67112/
Miralis6790/
Mitreli6776/
Mergile6771/
Mirzeli6760/
Mirliss6747/
Marhele6737/
Marlles6734/
Mareale6725/
Merzelj6724/
Marlhes6723/
Mariele6722/
Merrillees6721/
Miriler6721/
Merilez6719/
Merrils6715/
Myrelis6715/
Marrele6713/
Marhels6713/
Marlese6712/
Mariels6711/
Mioreli6711/
Merleix6711/
Merzile6711/
Mireyla6711/
Mireliz6710/
Maroles6710/
Meirila679/
Meralez679/
Marless678/
Merelha678/
Mirheli676/
Miralez676/
Mereela675/
Merelio675/
Merelid675/
Merilee674/
Mareile674/
Margele674/
Mairely674/
Marleys674/
Merrile673/
Mareley673/
Marells673/
Mourles673/
Merreli673/
Merlhès673/
Mereliz673/
Merlyts673/
Mirrely673/
Marrels672/
Mergeli672/
Meriole672/
Mirolis672/
Mirllys672/
Myriele672/
Maerrylees671/
Maretle671/
Margels671/
Marlesh671/
Marleus671/
Marrles671/
Mireala671/
Mirelio671/
Mereely671/
Merills671/
Merilys671/
Mirieli671/
Marelez671/
Mairile671/
Miraile671/
Mirêlis671/
Mirelai671/
Mirelia671/
Mirilis671/
Mereila671/
Merlecz671/
Meriely671/
Myrales671/
Maurele671/
Mesreli671/
Mereedtlhe671/
Meresli671/
Muereli671/
Marzele671/
Miriley671/
Mirelix671/
Meyreli671/
Meyrely671/
Meurile671/
Muirely670/
Merrallees670/
Marelys670/
Meritle670/
Merilet670/
Meyerls670/
Masrels670/
Meralls670/

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