Meng Surname

114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,965,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Macau

Meng Surname User-submission:

Meng has several meanings depending on how the character is written. The most frequent character for the surname is 孟, pronouncing the m and e as you would when saying 'mug' then pronouncing the n and g as the ng from 'rung'.

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Meng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China4,905,1041:27960
Singapore10,8791:50684
Thailand7,0721:9,988558
United States7,0591:51,3476,190
Taiwan6,9271:3,385115
Cambodia5,2091:2,973549
Malaysia4,3481:6,783849
Hong Kong3,0641:2,394168
Macau2,5751:23463
Germany2,4821:32,4364,278
Indonesia2,3371:56,5896,262
Canada1,5501:23,7713,239
Australia9151:29,5033,965
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
France6691:99,28714,540
Brunei5601:748145
Denmark5181:10,8971,034
Switzerland4001:20,5323,302
England3411:163,39615,207
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Cameroon2751:75,5249,350
Brazil2541:842,81230,419
Russia2401:600,51352,991
United Arab Emirates2381:38,4974,051
Spain2151:217,45114,567
Papua New Guinea1681:48,5346,056
Japan1641:779,53817,923
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Austria821:103,84714,900
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Guatemala721:223,3703,981
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Ecuador401:397,6469,955
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium331:348,38338,592
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Portugal281:372,08012,265
South Korea271:1,897,787438
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Norway201:257,11427,149
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Guam161:10,0081,526
India131:59,005,029552,550
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Vietnam121:7,720,5042,596
Greenland111:5,125525
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Finland91:610,74534,002
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Wales81:386,81619,671
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Panama61:652,04310,051
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4291:117,06011,494

The alternate forms: Méng (18) & Mèng (2) are calculated separately.

Meng (1,880,194) may also be a first name.

Meng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meng has several meanings depending on how the character is written. The most frequent character for the surname is 孟, pronouncing the m and e as you would when saying 'mug' then pronouncing the n and g as the ng from 'rung'. It means 'eldest' or 'imminent'.

Meng is not a common surname. It belonged to a Confucius philosopher the west know as Mencius, while to the natives they know him as Meng Zi (孟子). It's evident enough that this philosopher brought weight to the name.

- kumapanda

Often mistaken with the Chinese, 夢 (dream), which is not a surname. The surname comes from the Chinese, 孟.

- soph3927

Meng Last Name Facts

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

Meng (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻚ, Hindi: मेंग, Oriya: େସନା, Russian: Менг) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Méng or Mèng. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meng? popularity and diffusion

Meng is the 114th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,467 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Meng reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 337th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,880,194 people.

Meng is most commonly used in China, where it is borne by 4,905,104 people, or 1 in 279. Outside of China this surname exists in 114 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 0 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Meng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meng has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,645 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meng Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Meng surname is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Meng surname are 0.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Meng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 68.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,573 per year; in South Africa they earn 126.62% more than the national average, earning R 538,536 per year; in United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,510 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méng9218/
Mèng922/
Moeng8949,655/
Maeng8924,326/
Meeng89572/
Mengs89227/
Mieng89115/
Mueng8969/
Mengk8926/
Meung8924/
Mengh897/
Mengg894/
Mmeng891/
Men86237,854/
Mng86129/
Mengue8074,560/
Meengs80251/
Mengke8079/
Mengne8069/
Mmoeng8011/
Mmeung804/
Meengk801/
Mehnng801/
Menngs801/
Meengh801/
Muengh801/
Mengqe801/
Ming75396,022/
Moen7530,517/
Meen759,186/
Mien753,854/
Menn753,219/
Menk752,894/
Mehn752,731/
Mend751,684/
Maen751,306/
Ment751,162/
Myng75658/
Menc75476/
Muen75390/
Meun75307/
Møen75115/
Mæng7597/
Hmen7555/
Memn7539/
Mmen7524/
Mäng7515/
Mnng7514/
Måen7513/
Memg759/
Menå756/
Menq753/
Mesn752/
Mngh752/
Mngs752/
Mmng752/
Hmng751/
Mộng751/
Mngt751/
Menø751/
Menù751/
Míng751/
Mngg751/
Mngq751/
Mngz751/
Mhng751/
Menx750/
Mengova7355/
Moehnng732/
Menggue732/
Meengue731/
Mmengue731/
Mehngue731/
Mengowa731/
Mengque731/
Myong6729,148/
Menke6722,254/
Menne677,533/
Mn672,596/
Menck671,766/
Mings671,522/
Muing67498/
Moehn67497/
Menqe67312/
Mendh67294/
Miong67270/
Mendt67166/
Meenk67138/
Hmeun67116/
Hmaen6784/
Moenk6783/
Mångs6783/
Menkh6764/
Mingh6759/
Muenk6749/
Meent6736/
Mingg6734/
Mienk6731/
Møien6730/
Mentő6728/
Muung6726/
Meend6715/
Hmeen6711/
Menkő679/
Meemn679/
Maehn678/
Maenc677/
Mingk675/
Mentt674/
Muenn674/
Memne673/
Mencs672/
Mennt672/
Mngke672/
M'Enn671/
Meenq671/
Minng671/
Moenn671/
Meenn671/
Mingt671/
Mehnn671/
Memnd671/
Mmuen671/
Mming671/
Mngue671/
Miehn671/
Mesnd671/
Mennd671/
Menqu671/
Muenì671/
Mmemn671/
Meesn671/
Mmngx671/
Mngkh671/
Mimng671/
Hming671/
Mehnk670/
Mienn670/
Mingz670/
Meunn670/

Meng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meng in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻚmnk-
Meng in the Hindi language
मेंगmenga-
Meng in the Oriya language
େସନାesana-
Meng in the Russian language
Менгmeng-

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