Meitei Surname
Approximately 12,385 people bear this surname
Meitei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 11,808 | 1:64,961 | 4,426 |
| Japan | 546 | 1:234,147 | 9,766 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
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 last name Meitei (Bengali: মেইতেই, Hindi: मैते, Marathi: मेईतेई) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meitei? popularity and diffusion
Meitei is the 42,157th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 588,417 people. Meitei is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Meitei reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 738,219th most numerous given name internationally, held by 155 people.
Meitei is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 11,808 people, or 1 in 64,961. In India it is most numerous in: Manipur, where 97 percent are found, Assam, where 1 percent are found and Delhi, where 0 percent are found. Not including India it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 4 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meitei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meitei in the Bengali language | ||
| মেইতেই | me'ite'i | - |
| Meitei in the Hindi language | ||
| मैते | maite | 66.67 |
| मैटै | maitai | 33.33 |
| Meitei in the Marathi language | ||
| मेईतेई | me'ite'i | 50 |
| मेइतेई | me'ite'i | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meitei
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