Meitei Surname

42,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Meitei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meitei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,8081:64,9614,426
Japan5461:234,1479,766
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Meitei (155) may also be a first name.

Meitei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meitei (Bengali: মেইতেই, Hindi: मैते, Marathi: मेईतेई) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meitei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,157th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 588,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Meitei are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 738,219th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 155 people.

The surname Meitei is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 11,808 people, or 1 in 64,961. In India it is primarily found in: Manipur, where 97 percent are found, Assam, where 1 percent are found and Delhi, where 0 percent are found. Beside India it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 4 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meite9132,036/
Mitei918,631/
Metei91239/
Meiti91178/
Meetei833,257/
Maitei83294/
Meiste83191/
Meitoi83182/
Meiter83156/
Meites8386/
Hmeiti8337/
Meiteh8331/
Meiati8330/
Meitai8329/
Mietei8318/
Methei8312/
Meiteu8312/
Meitte8310/
Meitis839/
Meitie839/
Mistei837/
Mittei836/
Meitey835/
Meieti834/
Mettei833/
Meyite833/
Meithe833/
Hmeite832/
Mejiti832/
Meteji832/
Mestei832/
Miteis831/
Meitoe831/
Meitee831/
Meutei831/
Miteji831/
Meitui831/
Meteis830/
Mete8074,861/
Miti8049,415/
Mite809,031/
Meister7745,048/
Mitteis77115/
H'Meiti7795/
Mowetei7767/
Meither7741/
Meistes7727/
Meitthi774/
Meigyte773/
Meteich772/
Meisted772/
Metheis771/
Metteis771/
Meyitte771/
Metehii771/
Metejis771/
Hmeitie771/
Hmeitti771/
H'Meite771/
Meitait771/
Mejitio771/
Mehiati771/
Mehatei771/
Meteies771/
Metejio771/
Meitter770/
Meithee770/
Maiti73410,022/
Matei7393,655/
Mithi7319,529/
Mette736,527/
Misti736,014/
Methe735,336/
Miete733,694/
Meter733,374/
Mitti732,974/
Mitea732,795/
Mithe732,544/
Metge732,194/
Miste731,716/
Mitoi731,627/
Mitte731,441/
Miter731,411/
Muete731,290/
Metet731,245/
Mitis731,110/
Maite731,038/
Meita73929/
Metje73900/
Miteu73831/
Moite73673/
Metea73626/
Moiti73564/
Mitai73519/
Mites73513/
Mhete73495/
Metes73437/
Mhiti73376/
Myete73367/
Meteh73332/
M'Iti73248/
Meste73244/
Mioti73237/
Mitio73220/
Metue73211/
Hmiti73207/
Metie73202/
Mitey73185/
Meute73184/
Metee73172/
Mitee73135/
Muite73132/
Meteu73129/
Maete73126/
Meity73108/
Metey7378/
Moete7366/
Muiti7363/
Mitie7361/
Metez7357/
Meyte7357/
Mitez7355/
Mitui7354/
Mitiz7349/
Mitit7346/
Mgiti7345/
Mitoe7345/
Miote7344/
Mityi7344/
Mitip7342/
Mihti7339/
Meteş7338/
Meete7335/
Mehte7328/
Mited7328/
Mmite7326/
Meteš7326/
Mitiy7325/
Meité7320/
Mitge7316/
Meate7314/
Mitae7314/
Metae7313/
Mitet7312/
Meïte7311/
Metye7310/
Metoe7310/
Mitue739/
Miteh739/
Mitii737/
Metii735/
Metit735/
Meşte735/
Mhite734/
Mitep733/
Mitje733/
Meted733/
Mmiti733/
Mitih733/
Mmete732/
Midte732/
Mgete732/
Metep732/
Mitye731/
Medte731/
Mgite731/
Hmete731/
Metej731/
Meteň731/
Meteș731/
Mátei731/
Méite731/
Meiszter71203/
Meijster71132/
H'Meitti7117/
Mejiotio713/
Meistich711/
Moyiteji711/
H'Meitte711/
Meuteuhi711/
Moihatei711/
Miteejit711/
Maitejit711/
Maiiti67209,472/
Mattei6729,235/
Mester6713,506/
Mawete6713,469/
Mitter674,780/
Miotti674,470/
Mister674,462/
Mateiu672,893/
Miyati672,797/
Mateia672,439/
Meuter672,108/
Miethe671,993/
Metawe671,302/
Maitai671,294/
Muithi671,086/
Metter671,079/
Myette671,032/
Miette67969/
Moitoi67857/
Mithip67602/
Moutei67594/
Mittet67575/
Mether67558/
Mitayi67525/
Mithep67524/
Mettes67522/
Mettee67507/
Hmitti67496/
Mowete67486/
Meteer67469/
Mithet67457/
Meitay67444/
Meeter67442/
Mešter67419/
Meates67381/
Mitich67373/
Mithee67370/
Mithiy67362/
Maiste67361/
Mishti67349/
Mettey67335/
Maitiy67309/
Maithi67303/
Mithai67287/
Moitie67285/
Mateyi67255/
Mateis67251/
Mitheu67247/
Maiter67242/
Mitiya67237/
Moitai67229/
Meitah67210/
Meatte67198/
Majiti67196/
Mettez67179/
Mehate67176/
Mijati67172/
Miszti67169/
Miotte67162/
Mestes67153/
Maiate67150/
Mayiti67135/
Mittie67133/
Mitesh67131/
Hmeity67129/
Metaye67128/
Mithio67126/
Mithit67125/
Mateji67124/
Maitte67117/
Metesh67114/
Mitaye67114/
Meteye67113/
Mitais67109/
Maisti67105/
Meteyo67104/
Maitti67103/
Meșter67103/
Mettie67102/
Metaue67102/
Mitish6799/
Miyete6796/
Meatee6791/
Meathe6785/
Maitui6784/
Mitiyo6783/
Mestey6781/
Metthe6778/
Mistai6778/
Meşter6778/
Muiter6777/
Miteya6775/
Mitaue6771/
Maites6770/
Mistti6769/
Metieh6768/
Mitoyi6768/
Mittge6765/
Mithea6763/
Meteus6763/
Meshte6759/
Mittoi6754/
Mete'e6753/
Mithoe6752/
Maitis6750/
Moitte6748/
Mithae6745/
Methee6744/
Muyite6744/
Maetie6744/
Maithe6743/
Methez6743/
Metoue6742/
Mittai6741/
Meytes6740/
Mittee6739/
Mastei6737/
Meatoe6737/
Muyiti6736/
Maitee6735/
Mehete6735/
Mithih6735/
Mayete6732/
Meitty6731/
Mateii6731/
Meteya6731/
Mmaiti6730/
Moetie6730/
Muette6728/
Maitoi6727/
Mested6726/
Maitip6726/
Moitet6725/
Mesthe6724/
Mechte6724/
Maethe6724/
Mettge6723/
Meutes6723/
Muiste6723/
Methie6722/
Methey6722/
Maitey6721/
Moitui6721/
Moyiti6721/
Muiteh6721/
Maitej6721/
Mither6720/
Moites6720/
Maitje6720/
Metowe6719/
Medted6719/
Moitje6719/
Hmaiti6718/
Moithe6717/
Majite6717/
Maiote6717/
Mojiti6717/
Maityi6716/
Majete6716/
Moette6716/
Mujete6716/
Mitthe6715/
Mejter6715/
Mheter6714/
Misthi6714/
Mitthi6714/
Moethe6714/
Mmaite6713/
Mujiti6713/
Mithoi6713/
Moetey6713/
Muyete6713/
Meitha6712/
Meetee6712/
Meista6711/
Mithie6711/
Mejtet6711/
Moitit6711/
Mistip6710/
Moyite6710/
Mateit6710/
Mestet6710/
Mejtit6710/
Maaiti679/
Metheu679/
Mettet679/
Meteja679/
Midter679/
Muithe679/
Me'ete679/
Mayite679/
Mejate679/
Mijiti678/
Methes678/
Midted678/
Moetee678/
Meteyu678/
Miteyo678/
Maitae678/
Mittis678/
Mithii678/
Meetep678/
Maiteh677/
Mithyi677/
Mhaite677/
Meteas677/
Maiati676/
Metech676/
Mojite676/
Mittes676/
Mittey676/
Maette676/
Meatie676/
Maiete676/
Mateiz676/
Meutey676/
Midtid676/
Mistey675/
Mistee675/
Maitea675/
Muiati675/
Mithhe675/
Mestez675/
Mettea675/
Maihti675/
Miothi675/
Mautei675/
Mhaiti675/
Miteye675/
Mgithi675/
Meater674/
Maitie674/
Mhette674/
Mitech674/
Mittit674/
Mituji674/
Methae674/
Mittih674/
Meištaitė674/
Mejtea674/
Mijote674/
Hmidti674/
Methii674/
Maitit673/
Mitets673/
Middte673/
Mateio673/
Meetez673/
Michti673/
Mihter673/
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Moetoe673/
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Meteha673/
Mithue673/
Meetes673/
Moitti673/
Meitta673/
Mouete673/
Mehtez673/
Moetea673/
Moitio673/
Mitgai673/
Meyete673/
Maetae673/
Maetee673/
Mmethe673/
Meetae673/
Mittip673/
Maitio672/
Maioti672/
Mehtey672/
Moetue672/
Mehthe672/
Meutte672/
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Muitai672/
Misdti672/
Miteus672/
Miyate672/
Meette672/
Meetit672/
Mihtis672/
Misted672/
Mitaia672/
Mitawe672/
Methue672/
Moithi672/
Mitaji672/
Michte672/
Metteh672/
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Mhithi672/
Mitihe672/
Mitiye672/
Mejete672/
Meteuh672/
Metoye672/
Maitue672/
Meetue672/
Muethe672/
Mgitti672/
Miehte672/
Miyoti672/
Mejita672/
Metihe672/
Maiteejit672/
Meeted672/
Medteh672/
Maitii671/
Mateui671/
Meetey671/
Meethe671/
Mishte671/
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Mistej671/
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Mitaii671/
Mitaiy671/
Mithej671/
Mitiji671/
Mittez671/
Mittye671/
Mityia671/
Meteuz671/
Meyter671/
Meytey671/
Mezthe671/
Mehtea671/
Meitou671/
Mesteu671/
Mhetes671/
Mhoite671/
Mmithi671/
Moiete671/
Mizter671/
Metees671/
Meuthe671/
Mettoe671/
Metije671/
Metuje671/
Metahe671/
H'Miti671/
Metiji671/
Mityio671/
Mituye671/
Moiter671/
Mittio671/
Moitee671/
Moiate671/
Mateiû671/
Maetea671/
Maetoe671/
M'Miti671/
Maaite671/
Maitet671/
Maiyte671/
Meuste671/
Meuteh671/
Meytie671/
Metted671/
Metteu671/
Meûter671/
Mijter671/
Mietge671/
Moiste671/
Moitae671/
Moiteu671/
Moitez671/
Mujite671/
Mistes671/
Mistet671/
Mistid671/
Mistiz671/
Mistoi671/
Miteht671/
Mithed671/
Mitaai671/
Mitait671/
Mitteu671/
Mittii671/
Mituje671/
Meischter671/
Meistaitė671/
Meitat671/
Meitès671/
Mehtes671/
Mehtoe671/
Metait671/
Metejs671/
Metest671/
Methge671/
Methoe671/
Methye671/
Méitte671/
'Methe671/
Metaie671/
Mgetye671/
Mehtit671/
Muetue671/
Muitee671/
Muitii671/
Moitoe671/
Moetii671/
Moetye671/
Mmetie671/
Mueteh671/
Meittajit671/
Meetea671/
Meeteh671/
Mittea671/
Mittiz671/
Mitija671/
Methep671/
Mgitoi671/
Maiuti671/
Maeteh671/
Muitte670/
Mithey670/
Mitted670/
Methed670/
Mestee670/
Maiute670/
Mistte670/

Meitei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meitei in the Bengali language
মেইতেইme'ite'i-
Meitei in the Hindi language
मैतेmaite66.67
मैटैmaitai33.33
Meitei in the Marathi language
मेईतेईme'ite'i50
मेइतेईme'ite'i50

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