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 is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meistner? popularity and diffusion

Meistner is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Meistner are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Meistner is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent live, Thuringia, where 26 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 29 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

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
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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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