Meway Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Meway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Meway (37) may also be a first name.
Meway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meway is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Meway.
How Common Is The Last Name Meway? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Meway reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 37 people.
The surname Meway is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 275,533. In Liberia Meway is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 56 percent live, River Gee County, where 38 percent live and Margibi County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Meway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meway
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