Meistner Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Meistner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meistner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Meistner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meistner has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meistner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Meistner is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Meistner reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Meistner is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent are found, Thuringia, where 26 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 29 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meitner93774/
Mestner931/
Moistner88212/
Meithner8819/
Maistner882/
Meidtner881/
Metner86309/
Mitner866/
Meitne861/
Meistnerová849/
Methner802,011/
Mettner80828/
Mittner80541/
Maitner80322/
Mietner8039/
Meutner808/
Meytner805/
Mastner802/
Mestnie801/
Mithner801/
Metnert801/
Mejtner801/
Metnerr801/
Metnier800/
Meitnerová7862/
Meitnerova782/
Mitne77221/
Metne7755/
Miethner75150/
Michtner7589/
Maethner7586/
Moystner7552/
Meudtner7517/
Meuthner755/
Mechtner754/
Meathner751/
Mastneer751/
Moistnea751/
Matner71190/
Mistni7179/
Mastne7148/
Metnes7124/
Mittne7117/
Mitnei7117/
Mitney719/
Mitned714/
Metnei712/
Metney712/
Mestni711/
Maitne710/
Mattner672,779/
Mautner672,753/
Majtner67154/
Maitnerová6768/
Mittnerová6746/
Mastney6745/
Mäthner6739/
Mestniy6725/
Mathner6719/
Miestny6715/
Maytner6714/
Mättner6712/
Moutner6711/
Methney673/
Mestnii673/
Mittnerova672/
Maatner671/
Miestna671/
Mettnerová671/
Messtna671/
Maitnerova671/
Matgner670/
Metinne670/
Mastnie670/
Methnes670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meistner
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