Meps Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Meps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Meps (20) may also be a first name.

Meps Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meps (Russian: Мепс) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meps? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Meps is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Meps reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 72 percent reside in Luso-South America. Meps is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 6,296,304. In Brazil Meps is most numerous in: Paraná, where 85 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 9 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 6 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 21 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found.

Meps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meps has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meeps892/
Meaps891/
Meyps890/
Mieps890/
Mepps890/
Mep86308/
Moepps802/
Meypes801/
Miepsz801/
Mevs75392/
Mebs75383/
Mepe75269/
Mops75104/
Mips7569/
Meap7531/
Maps7527/
Meip7517/
Mepp7510/
Medp756/
Meep755/
Mesb755/
Miep754/
Mhep753/
Mept752/
Mejp751/
Möps751/
Mesp751/
Metp751/
Meyp751/
Hmep751/
Mepsová731/
Mapps67797/
Moebs67694/
Mhepe67172/
Miebs67102/
Mopps6759/
Meepe6740/
Meape6738/
Meppe6731/
Mevsh6722/
Mehep6717/
Mmepe679/
Maips677/
Mespe675/
Meipe674/
Mephe673/
Möpps673/
Meevs672/
Mypes671/
Meupp671/
Mepzp671/
Meptc671/
Meeph671/
Medpe671/
Meavs671/
Meepp671/
Mesbh671/
Meebs671/
Maphs671/
Mahps671/
Mebst671/
Mhaps671/
Mophs671/
Meshp671/
Mipps670/
Meabs670/

Meps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meps in the Russian language
Мепсmeps-

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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 Meps
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