Meissner Surname

28,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meissner Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Meissen (place on the river Meissa), in Saxony.

Meissner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,2541:8,7001,074
United States5,7231:63,3347,418
Poland7881:48,2347,610
Austria4921:17,3082,625
Australia4401:61,3547,413
Canada3371:109,33411,723
France2621:253,52239,145
Switzerland2481:33,1174,867
Brazil2311:926,72933,128
South Africa1191:455,27538,276
Czechia1161:91,66815,238
England1131:493,08031,588
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Argentina1011:423,20232,207
Sweden791:124,6428,853
Romania611:329,14528,853
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Israel371:231,28721,601
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Norway311:165,88020,092
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Chile201:880,82418,509
Finland191:289,30021,660
Belgium171:676,27358,718
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belize11:355,4743,977
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3641:137,96313,058

Meissner (32) may also be a first name.

Meissner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Meissen (place on the river Meissa), in Saxony.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Meissner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meissner is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meissner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,497th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 386,464 people. The surname Meissner occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Meissner reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Meissner is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 9,254 people, or 1 in 8,700. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Bavaria, where 13 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Meissner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meissner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meissner last name expanded 1,572 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 807 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meissner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Meissner last name are 13.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meissner earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning 410,647 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.23% more than the national average, earning R 330,864 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $49,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meishsner940/
Meissneir940/
Messner9316,227/
Meisner939,854/
Missner93305/
Meissne932/
Moessner88737/
Miessner88409/
Meihsner88158/
Meiszner88125/
Maissner8897/
Meussner8891/
Meisnere8820/
Maessner889/
Meisneer889/
Mejssner888/
Muessner887/
Meisnner885/
Meassner881/
Meitsner881/
Messnerr881/
Messzner881/
Messnier880/
Meiisner880/
Meissnee880/
Misner865,152/
Mesner861,004/
Missne862/
Messne861/
Meissnerová84128/
Meissnerova846/
Meischner82471/
Meissnest8240/
Messnnger820/
Meißner8033,350/
Meixner8012,277/
Miesner802,065/
Mesnier801,534/
Maisner80586/
Mejsner80367/
Meysner80357/
Massner80307/
Meizner80147/
Measner80139/
Moesner80120/
Meszner80101/
Mishner8079/
Metsner8059/
Maesner8049/
Mehsner8030/
Mitsner8027/
Meijner8019/
Miszner8018/
Meišner8018/
Meusner803/
Misnier802/
Meshner802/
Meesner801/
Mesneir801/
Misnner801/
Meisney801/
Misnerd800/
Missnea800/
Mesgner800/
Miscner800/
Mesnerd800/
Moisner800/
Missnir800/
Meisnerová78173/
Messnerová7847/
Meisnerova785/
Mesne7758/
Misne7718/
Meusnier75498/
Mischner75201/
Meichner75151/
Meschner7557/
Maussner7552/
Meyszner7530/
Meisnest7524/
Maisnier7516/
Moesnner752/
Miiesner752/
Mayssner752/
Maiszner751/
Meisness751/
Meixnner751/
Maishner751/
Majssner751/
Mettsner751/
Miesnner751/
Mieszner750/
Maeszner750/
Meitsnes750/
Messnest750/
Moeszner750/
Meginner750/
Maijsner750/
Moeshner750/
Maissnerová7412/
Meßner712,122/
Mizner71852/
Mezner71843/
Masner71427/
Mecner71357/
Mixner71217/
Mexner71186/
Mesned71147/
Mißner71141/
Meijne71136/
Mesnet7196/
Meichßner7170/
Micner7162/
Mesney7161/
Mishne7155/
Mesnerová7146/
Mejner7135/
Misnei7131/
Mišner7120/
Misnep7119/
Mysner7115/
Mežner7115/
Misned7110/
Maischner7110/
Meisna714/
Mieschner713/
Mésner713/
Mesnerova713/
Miszne712/
Maisne711/
Misnie711/
Mehsne711/
Meixne711/
Mesnie711/
Massne711/
Meussnest711/
Moeschner711/
Misnee711/
Misnet711/
Mesgne711/
Mitsne711/
Mesnes711/
Misnes710/
Misney710/
Messna710/
Mitschner710/
Maixner671,032/
Maysner67815/
Mießner67521/
Majsner67485/
Maszner67234/
Mausner67227/
Michner67176/
Maizner67147/
Meczner67113/
Mejzner6776/
Mishnet6768/
Mhaisne6766/
Mousner6759/
Mészner6758/
Meijene6750/
Mechner6741/
Maisnerová6740/
Mischne6738/
Masnier6727/
Mashner6726/
Mejšner6723/
Meiznerová6722/
Maißner6710/
Mytsner6710/
Mesznerová678/
Meucner677/
Mitsney676/
Maihsne676/
Matsner676/
Meijnes676/
Meišnerová676/
Misenne675/
Moeßner675/
Meznner674/
Meyzner673/
Mesznerova673/
Massnet672/
Massnez672/
Mascner671/
Massnee671/
Meuxner671/
Meshnge671/
Massnes671/
Maiesne671/
Meusnie671/
Meuzner671/
Miessna671/
Moizner671/
Meizene671/
Mehsneh671/
Mesrzne671/
Metcner670/
Meixnea670/
Maisnie670/
Mexneir670/
Muysner670/
Moisnet670/
Misnest670/
Messnis670/
Merzner670/

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