Meopham Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Meopham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meopham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815

Meopham Last Name Facts

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

Meopham occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meopham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Meopham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Meopham live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 43 percent live, Somerset, where 29 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 29 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Meopham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meopham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meopam921/
Meapham860/
Meophan860/
Meophane800/
Meehaphan6317/
Meyyappam632/
Mehavan575/
Mehapan571/
Miapamd571/
Meyyapan537/
Meehapan535/
Mayyapam531/
Meyyappan50806/
Meiyappan50172/
Mahayopan501/

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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
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  • 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 Meopham
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