Meis Surname

77,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Meis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4591:32,7394,310
United States2,0111:180,23818,024
Spain5861:79,7826,897
Netherlands2771:60,96510,486
Argentina1941:220,32718,124
Luxembourg1371:4,238580
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
France1101:603,84379,953
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Greece411:270,23940,426
Haiti331:323,75510,333
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Panama131:300,9437,078
Israel131:658,28045,106
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
England81:6,964,757184,742
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

Meis (1,718) may also be a first name.

Meis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meis (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ, Marathi: मेइस, Russian: Мэис) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meis is the 77,665th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,157,304 people. The surname Meis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Meis live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 185,222nd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 1,718 people.

The surname Meis is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,459 people, or 1 in 32,739. In Germany Meis is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent live, Bavaria, where 6 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.

Meis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meis surname expanded 786 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meis surname are 24.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.55% registered with the party.

The amount Meis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.63% less than the national average, earning R 24,636 per year; in United States they earn 6.96% more than the national average, earning $46,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.44% more than the national average, earning $70,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meise894,830/
Meijs892,084/
Meiss891,280/
Meias8990/
Meius8965/
Meist8958/
Meihs8943/
Meish8936/
Mejis8926/
Meisz8911/
Meies897/
Meuis896/
Meits893/
Meyis891/
Meios891/
Meids890/
Mei861,162,618/
Mis8617,396/
Mes864,813/
Meisse802,113/
Meisch801,396/
Meijst8021/
Meihes8016/
Mejies8011/
Mehias806/
Mejios804/
Mheish803/
Moeijs803/
M'Eise802/
Meijts802/
Meyise802/
Maheis801/
Meuish801/
Meihis801/
Meissc801/
H'Meis801/
Mejgis801/
Meihos801/
Mejise801/
Mehies801/
Maes7550,748/
Muis7521,837/
Mees7511,241/
Miss7511,112/
Meus759,215/
Moes756,918/
Mais756,519/
Mish755,751/
Mies755,748/
Mise755,430/
Meyi755,248/
Mets753,702/
Mois753,477/
Mess753,391/
Mues753,102/
Mese753,072/
Meas752,892/
Meys752,318/
Meji752,173/
Mesh751,930/
Mist751,897/
Meia751,799/
Meij751,389/
Meid751,211/
Mest751,209/
Meiß751,125/
Meit75842/
Meio75607/
Misz75534/
Mijs75334/
Meiu75305/
Meić75275/
'Mei75237/
Meii75218/
Mehs75179/
Mesz75118/
Mmei75113/
Meih75101/
Mões7593/
Meiz7571/
Mesr7560/
Mezs7558/
Mios7555/
Myes7545/
Meås7538/
Meie7534/
Mesc7528/
Mges7522/
Meip7517/
Mejs7517/
Misd7514/
Mexs7510/
Meds759/
Mihs757/
Hmes755/
Mães754/
Misc753/
Mhes753/
Hmis753/
Meič753/
Hmei752/
Meui752/
Mixs752/
Mesd752/
Mmes752/
Misp752/
Mhei752/
Misj751/
Misė751/
Mesx751/
Mesp751/
Misx751/
Mesj751/
Meihaus73146/
Meihesh73109/
Meitsch7375/
Meihost7344/
M'Eisse7330/
D'Meiss7317/
Meischt7314/
Meisova7312/
Meische731/
Meggiss730/
Mi671,427,498/
Moise67116,854/
Mayes6742,555/
Me6722,182/
Mejos678,097/
Meads675,886/
Muise675,878/
Moyes675,847/
Metts674,973/
Messe674,521/
Meese674,467/
Misch674,445/
Misse673,430/
Mease673,108/
Maues672,989/
Mesch672,292/
Maish672,226/
Moish671,848/
Mijas671,692/
Meuse671,491/
Maise671,480/
Meyie671,456/
Meitz671,375/
Miess671,106/
Meeds67923/
Meshe67909/
Mahei67869/
Meihi67855/
Mejes67828/
Muijs67803/
Moist67677/
Mijos67642/
Mijes67633/
Mejio67600/
Mehio67584/
Moues67571/
Mgeyi67489/
Mojes67477/
Mesce67450/
Meiah67443/
Mhais67399/
Mejas67388/
Hmeid67356/
Megie67321/
Meidt67313/
Meyus67312/
Mhise67300/
Mehas67300/
Maess67282/
Maiss67275/
Mmese67257/
Meats67252/
Metse67252/
Maios67248/
Maias67206/
Mishe67205/
Meush67204/
Meyes67201/
Moiss67194/
Miyas67192/
Moeys67179/
Meije67177/
Mhesr67163/
Mehia67158/
Meggi67156/
Meyts67155/
Meets67155/
Meyst67154/
Meyiz67136/
Mowes67125/
Meyas67120/
Majis67112/
Meiho67110/
Mayis67105/
Moess67104/
Moeij6795/
Majes6793/
Miehs6788/
Meiyo6788/
Meeùs6785/
Muios6781/
Maijs6779/
Moies6777/
Mojis6776/
Mezős6774/
Maius6772/
Meyhi6771/
Mehys6771/
Meich6770/
Maits6764/
Meitt6763/
Meusz6762/
Meess6761/
Mejie6761/
Mijts6758/
Meiha6756/
Meyos6753/
Maesh6747/
Meezs6746/
Moits6742/
Misze6741/
'Mese6741/
Medås6740/
Maihs6739/
Meuss6737/
Muess6737/
Muies6737/
Messh6737/
Meyyi6734/
Meied6732/
Mejic6731/
Mujes6728/
Meyse6727/
Muyis6726/
Meshh6726/
Moyis6722/
Moizs6722/
Meice6721/
Mehts6720/
Mawes6719/
Mujis6718/
Meesh6718/
Meyit6718/
Mhesh6717/
Muits6717/
Misht6717/
Missh6717/
Meeûs6716/
Meioo6716/
Meues6714/
Mejiy6713/
Meash6713/
Miesz6712/
Maist6712/
Muiss6711/
Meeüs6711/
Mijis6711/
Mmeyi6711/
Maais6710/
Meizz6710/
Muiis679/
M'Ies678/
Mhese678/
Mehji678/
Meuyi678/
Meiat678/
Muyes678/
Muish677/
Mejij677/
Maies677/
Maiis677/
Maizs677/
Meihe676/
Moesh676/
Mehyi676/
Medts675/
Meysh675/
Meyid675/
Mehiy675/
Mejiz675/
Muisc675/
Moiés675/
Meshs675/
Mehsh674/
Meyss674/
Moios674/
Mei'i674/
Mejih673/
Miyes673/
Mgeji673/
Misst673/
Mitsh673/
Mieji673/
Meths673/
Meieh673/
Meihy673/
Mhish673/
Mmeji673/
Mmeie673/
Medss673/
Miyos673/
Mmhis673/
Misce673/
Meeji673/
Meyisova672/
Muisp672/
Mehhs672/
Measc672/
Medse672/
Mihsh672/
Mmise672/
Meehs672/
Hmais672/
Mmeih672/
Meyih672/
Meyii672/
Meyip672/
Meiet672/
Moids672/
Misss672/
Medds671/
M'Eid671/
Mishj671/
Missc671/
Mijjs671/
Mioas671/
Meyij671/
Mezhs671/
Meioh671/
Meirz671/
Mejss671/
Merzs671/
Messt671/
Mestd671/
Mhess671/
Myess671/
Myies671/
Moisz671/
Moeia671/
Hmies671/
Hmizs671/
D'Meisse671/
D'Meisss671/
Maesz671/
Mieas671/
Meass671/
Meiie671/
Mieie671/
Messd671/
Moias671/
Maiés671/
Hmmes671/
Hmees671/
Meast671/
Mijhs671/
Mheds671/
Mhees671/
Moiës671/
Muiys671/
Meiuș671/
Meiyt671/
Meiță671/
Mei'e671/
Meiau671/
Meidė671/
Meshp671/
Mèges671/
Mmeia671/
Missj671/
Mgess671/
Midst671/
Mmist671/
Meiyh671/
Meioc671/
Mmhes671/
Messs671/
Mihss671/
Hmish671/
Maids670/
Muias670/
Miesh670/
Meesz670/
Mesht670/
Meest670/
Meeas670/
Mirzs670/
Mistt670/
Muesh670/
Mezzs670/

Meis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meis in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻴﺲamys-
Meis in the Marathi language
मेइसme'isa-
Meis in the Russian language
Мэисmeis-

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