Meor Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Meor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1181:249,95114,154
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States151:24,163,929685,360
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Meor (6,257) may also be a first name.

Meor Last Name Facts

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

Meor is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 988,329th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Meor reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 83,389th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 6,257 people.

The last name Meor is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 249,951. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 42 percent are found, Perak, where 22 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and Qatar, where 6 percent are found.

Meor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meor surname rose 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meor Last Name Statistics demography

Meor earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.55% less than the national average, earning $15,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyor89986/
Mejor89623/
Mehor89151/
Meore8975/
Meohr894/
Meoor892/
Meorh891/
Meior890/
Meyour8025/
Mehour8023/
Mehotr807/
Meyoor805/
Meiior803/
Mehoor802/
Meoure802/
Meahor802/
Mehore802/
Mejior801/
Meujor801/
Mejjor801/
Meaoor801/
Meijor801/
Mear752,267/
Mior752,162/
Mjor7530/
Myor7513/
Meaoure731/
Maheeor731/
Meahour731/
Major67109,190/
Mayor6760,057/
Mehar6745,135/
Maior672,965/
Meyur67204/
Muyor67161/
Moyor67116/
Mojor67109/
Mijor67109/
Miear6748/
Myore6740/
Mihor6736/
Mujor6725/
Mejur6724/
Mehur6723/
Miore6711/
Meear675/
Meaar675/
Meahr674/
Myhor673/
Moyur673/
Miour672/
Myoor672/
Meaur672/
Muior672/
Moior672/
Myort672/
Mearh671/
Mgear671/
Mhear671/
Mieur671/
Mjour671/
Moiur671/
Myoyr671/
Mjore671/
Meiur670/
Myour670/

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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
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  • 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 Meor
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