Meje Surname
Approximately 2,206 people bear this surname
Meje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,803 | 1:30,049 | 3,870 |
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Meje (2,046) may also be a first name.
Meje Demographics
Average Meje Salary in
United States
$27,696 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meje (Hindi: मेजे, Marathi: मेजे, Oriya: େମେଜ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meje? popularity and diffusion
It is the 191,129th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,303,511 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Meje reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Meje is also the 166,757th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 2,046 people.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,803 people, or 1 in 30,049. In South Africa Meje is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 30 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and Free State, where 20 percent are found. Not including South Africa Meje is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Meje Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Meje earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 40.68% less than the national average, earning R 140,976 per year and in United States they earn 35.81% less than the national average, earning $27,696 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meje in the Hindi language | ||
| मेजे | meje | - |
| Meje in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେଜ | emeja | - |
| Meje in the Marathi language | ||
| मेजे | meje | 57.14 |
| मोॅजे | moeje | 42.86 |
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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 Meje
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