Meves Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3381:238,18226,184
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Meves (92) may also be a first name.

Meves Last Name Facts

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

Meves (Marathi: मेवेस, Russian: Мевес) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meves? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 475,771st most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Meves reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Meves is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 92 people.

The surname Meves is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 238,182. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Meves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meves surname rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meves last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Meves earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.84% more than the national average, earning $52,142 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meives91246/
Meeves91228/
Mieves91223/
Moeves9183/
Meaves9118/
Maeves9112/
Mevies912/
Meve89244/
Mehvesh834/
Mewes808,083/
Meave801,690/
Maves801,462/
Mevis80715/
Mebes80344/
Meeve8056/
Mevec8055/
Mever8040/
Mevea8027/
Mevey8011/
Meive8011/
Moves804/
Mheve804/
Mives803/
Meyve803/
Meved802/
Míves802/
Mevee801/
Mevhe801/
Myves801/
Meveu801/
Mevez801/
Metve801/
Mmeve801/
Mgeve801/
Mevie801/
Mevys801/
Mieve800/
Mevet800/
Meuve800/
Meiveshe777/
Mievis73734/
Meyvis73707/
Meiwes73570/
Meewis73383/
Moewes73226/
Meewes73214/
Meevis73189/
Mewies7382/
Meuwes7379/
Miebes7360/
Maveus7353/
Meywes7345/
Meibes7339/
Meeues7335/
Meaver7331/
Maevis7329/
Mevech7325/
Meabes7325/
Meavez7325/
Meivis7315/
Mavies7310/
Mehues737/
Meavea737/
Mevish736/
Meiveu736/
Meuvis736/
Moveis735/
Moeues734/
Miewes734/
Movesh733/
Meiver733/
Mavesh733/
Meesue733/
Movies732/
Meever732/
Metver732/
Metvet732/
Moveus732/
Maives732/
Maewes732/
Meevee731/
Meavee731/
Mebees731/
Mebest731/
Meevey731/
Mioves731/
Metvei731/
Mevett731/
Meyvez731/
Mehvis731/
Meshve731/
Mesvet731/
Mayves731/
Meavey731/
Mmeeve731/
Maveis731/
Mavess731/
Meevet731/
Movees731/
Mevais731/
Mevice731/
Meybes731/
Mewese731/
Mehbes731/
Meivys731/
Mewess731/
Mevysh731/
Mempes730/
Meavis730/
Mebeus730/
Meverz730/
Moyves730/
Mebe671,361/
Mevi67900/
Mewe67420/
Meshvez67365/
Mehvish67134/
Meijvis67120/
Metveit6742/
Meijwes6735/
Mive6722/
Meesuay6722/
Mewetse6717/
Mevisse6714/
Meveche6713/
Mehevec6712/
Mevy6711/
Miebies678/
Metvedt677/
Meybesh677/
Mehwesh674/
Mehoues674/
Meesuea674/
Meebist672/
Mahvesh672/
Mheibes672/
Mhebese672/
Meeshue672/
Miehues671/
Mevisht671/
Meiwess671/
Mebesse671/
Meewisz671/
Meuvais671/
Mettvet671/
Mivesse671/
Mehebes671/
Myve671/
Maybees671/
Memphes671/
Meaveah671/
Meesuer671/
Meshvis671/
Methver670/

Meves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meves in the Marathi language
मेवेसmevesa-
Meves in the Russian language
Мевесmeves-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meves
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