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

The last name Meves (Marathi: मेवेस, Russian: Мевес) is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meves? popularity and diffusion

It is the 475,771st most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. This last name is predominantly 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 held first name on earth, borne by 92 people.

The last name Meves is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 238,182. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.

Meves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meves last name grew 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 bearing the Meves surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political 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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