Meißner Surname

16,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meißner Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Meissen (place on the river Meissa), in Saxony.

Meißner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany33,2281:2,423229
Austria1141:74,69711,341
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4831:103,97210,487

Meißner (16) may also be a first name.

Meißner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Meissen (place on the river Meissa), in Saxony.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Meißner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meißner is found most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meißner.

How Common Is The Last Name Meißner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meißner is the 16,639th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 218,517 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Meißner live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename on earth, held by 16 people.

The last name Meißner is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 33,228 people, or 1 in 2,423. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 14 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Meißner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meißner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meßner922,122/
Mißner92141/
Meichßner8870/
Meixner8612,277/
Meisner869,854/
Mießner86521/
Meizner86147/
Meijner8619/
Meišner8618/
Maißner8610/
Moeßner865/
Meissner8018,857/
Meihsner80158/
Meichner80151/
Meiszner80125/
Meisnere8020/
Meisneer809/
Meisnner805/
Meitsner801/
Meixnner801/
Meiisner800/
Meginner800/
Misner775,152/
Mesner771,004/
Mizner77852/
Mezner77843/
Mecner77357/
Mixner77217/
Mexner77186/
Micner7762/
Mejner7735/
Maßner7735/
Mišner7720/
Mežner7715/
Mäßner778/
Meischner75471/
Meishsner750/
Meissneir750/
Messner7116,227/
Miesner712,065/
Mesnier711,534/
Maixner711,032/
Maisner71586/
Maußner71490/
Mejsner71367/
Meysner71357/
Missner71305/
Michner71176/
Meisnerová71173/
Maizner71147/
Measner71139/
Moesner71120/
Meczner71113/
Meszner71101/
Mishner7179/
Mejzner7176/
Metsner7159/
Maesner7149/
Mechner7141/
Mehsner7130/
Mitsner7127/
Mejšner7123/
Meiznerová7122/
Miszner7118/
Meucner717/
Meišnerová716/
Miexner715/
Meisnerova715/
Meznner714/
Meyzner713/
Meusner713/
Misnier712/
Meshner712/
Meesner711/
Meuxner711/
Mesneir711/
Misnner711/
Meuzner711/
Moizner711/
Misnerd710/
Metcner710/
Mesgner710/
Miscner710/
Mesnerd710/
Mexneir710/
Moisner710/
Merzner710/
Mezenner671,134/
Mitchner67895/
Moessner67737/
Meusnier67498/
Miessner67409/
Mischner67201/
Meissnerová67128/
Maissner6797/
Meussner6791/
Meschner6757/
Maizener6731/
Meyszner6730/
Meuchner6722/
Maisnier6716/
Maizzner6710/
Maessner679/
Mietsner678/
Mejssner678/
Muessner677/
Meissnerova676/
Moesnner672/
Miiesner672/
Maiszner671/
Meassner671/
Messnerr671/
Maishner671/
Maichner671/
Mettsner671/
Messzner671/
Miesnner671/
Mieszner670/
Messnier670/
Miechner670/
Metchner670/
Maeszner670/
Moeszner670/
Maijsner670/
Moeshner670/

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