Meitzner Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meitzner Surname User-submission:

Originally a German-Jewish surname, Meitzner was an occupational surname for wheat growers or dealers. The z was swapped for the i when the family moved to England to appear less German.

Meitzner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4301:187,22221,768
United States3701:979,61972,663
Ecuador441:361,4969,599
Norway111:467,48139,375
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Meitzner Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally a German-Jewish surname, Meitzner was an occupational surname for wheat growers or dealers. The z was swapped for the i when the family moved to England to appear less German.

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Meitzner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meitzner is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meitzner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 402,148th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. Meitzner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Meitzner reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 430 people, or 1 in 187,222. In Germany Meitzner is most prevalent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 30 percent reside, Berlin, where 22 percent reside and Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Ecuador, where 5 percent reside.

Meitzner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meitzner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meitzner surname grew 4,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meitzner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meitzner surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meitzner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 23.98% more than the national average, earning 429,081 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning R 283,488 per year and in United States they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $50,132 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metzner9313,872/
Mitzner931,041/
Meizner93147/
Mietzner881,434/
Meutzner88165/
Metzgner887/
Maitzner884/
Metznner881/
Muetzner881/
Meitsner881/
Mizner86852/
Mezner86843/
Metzne861/
Matzner802,845/
Maizner80147/
Meczner80113/
Mejzner8076/
Metsner8059/
Mitsner8027/
Mätzner8019/
Meznner804/
Meyzner803/
Meuzner801/
Moizner801/
Medzner800/
Metcner800/
Metznir800/
Metznes800/
Metznerová7876/
Metznerova781/
Mizne7745/
Mezne771/
Mezenner751,134/
Mitchner75895/
Meichner75151/
Maizzner7510/
Mietsner758/
Mettsner751/
Metchner750/
Meitsnes750/
Meichsner711,941/
Mecner71357/
Mízner7182/
Mézner7178/
Meichßner7170/
Micner7162/
Mazner7145/
Mitzna715/
Myzner715/
Matzne711/
Mithchner711/
Mezney711/
Mitsne711/
Meezenner711/
Metzna711/
Meznea711/
Mitschner710/
Majzner67961/
Michner67176/
Mayzner67173/
Matznerová67112/
Mechner6741/
Mojzner6726/
Mazzner6714/
Mytsner6710/
Meichssner6710/
Mauzner679/
Mecznerová678/
Meucner677/
Matsner676/
Mitsney676/
Metznay672/
Matcner671/
Mezenne671/
Matznerova671/
Meiznai671/
Maczner671/
Matzney670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meitzner
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