Mej Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Morocco

Mej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2481:153,26121,768
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
South Africa691:785,18453,751
India431:17,838,730274,051
Taiwan331:710,4475,096
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Mej (465) may also be a first name.

Mej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mej (Hindi: मेज, Marathi: मेज, Oriya: େମଜ) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mej? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mej is the 444,963rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Mej live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 32 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 395,119th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 465 people.

Mej is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 153,261. Without taking into account Poland this surname exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Mej Last Name Statistics demography

Mej earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meja8610,368/
Meje862,206/
Meji862,173/
Meij861,389/
Mejo86879/
Meaj86173/
Medj86154/
Mejj86140/
Hmej864/
Miej861/
Mmej861/
Mejy861/
Meej861/
Mejp861/
Meuj861/
Mhej861/
Meçj861/
Mesj861/
Me8022,182/
Mj801,900/
Mejio75600/
Mehja75326/
Mgeja75302/
Mejah75267/
Mmeje75243/
Meije75177/
Mejeh75172/
Mejìa75127/
Moeij7595/
Mejie7561/
Mejaš7560/
Mieja7555/
Mejcz7555/
Meeja7539/
Mheje7528/
Mejee7515/
Meejh7514/
Mejiy7513/
Mheja759/
Mehji758/
Mejij757/
Mejoo756/
Mejiz755/
Mgejo755/
Mmeja755/
Miejo755/
Meejo754/
Mejih753/
Mgeji753/
Mieji753/
Mmeji753/
Mejïa753/
Mejoh753/
Meeji753/
Mejuo752/
Mmejo752/
Meeje752/
Meyij751/
Mejss751/
Mieje751/
Mejaa751/
Mejaï751/
Mejez751/
Mejjh751/
Mejoz751/
Mgeje751/
Mejod751/
Mei671,162,618/
Moe67405,792/
Mae6727,455/
Maj6727,175/
Mee6725,977/
Med6720,801/
Mea6715,044/
Mex6713,452/
Met6713,169/
Mey6712,723/
Meh6710,204/
Mie679,199/
Mer678,485/
Mme674,847/
Mes674,813/
Mue674,033/
Mij673,478/
Mez673,474/
Muj672,081/
Moj671,778/
Mãe671,358/
Mec671,284/
Meu67838/
Mäe67572/
Máj67498/
Mye67489/
Mep67308/
Meç67295/
Hmj67184/
Mjh67117/
Meejit67109/
Mjc6784/
Mhe6781/
Moejoh6735/
Mge6732/
Mje6729/
Mejaya6725/
Meijst6721/
Meš6717/
Hme6716/
Mejowa6715/
Mejìas6711/
Meyije6710/
Meï6710/
Mmj679/
Mée679/
Mhj679/
Mjj679/
Mjx677/
Hmeeji676/
Mmeyje675/
Mejaia674/
Meeaja673/
Mehaja673/
Mejach673/
Mejova673/
Mmejeh672/
Moejeh672/
Meijts672/
Myj672/
Meyaja671/
Mmejie671/
Mmejah671/
Meejat671/
Meÿ671/
Mejeau671/
Mejehe671/
Mejová671/
Mehjez671/
Mejaud671/
Meejad671/
Meejaz671/
Mejaus671/
Mjp671/
Mgeejh671/

Mej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mej in the Marathi language
मेजmeja-
Mej in the Oriya language
େମଜemaja97.83
େମଜ୍emaj2.17
Mej in the Hindi language
मेजmeja95.74
मेजेmeje2.13
एमएजema'eja2.13

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Footnotes

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