Meway Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Meway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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 surname Meway is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Meway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Meway is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Meway live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 37 people.

The surname Meway is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 275,533. In Liberia Meway is most common in: Nimba County, where 56 percent reside, River Gee County, where 38 percent reside and Margibi County, where 6 percent reside. Other than Liberia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Meway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meway surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meaway91338/
Mewaye9157/
Meiway9121/
Mieway9121/
Mewayo9112/
Mewayi917/
Meeway914/
Mehway912/
Maeway911/
Mewgay911/
Mewaya911/
Mewa892,943/
Mewy891/
Meahway8310/
Meiwaye836/
Mewaiyo836/
Meawaye831/
Mewayep831/
Mewah801,071/
Mhewa80636/
Maway80594/
Myway80491/
Mmewa80362/
Meiwa80291/
Mewha80218/
Meaby8091/
Meawa8080/
Maewa8051/
Moway8040/
Meuwa8022/
Mewai8020/
Miway8020/
Mewea8013/
Mebay8011/
Mehwa8011/
Mevay8010/
Meywa809/
Meewa803/
Mewey802/
Maewy802/
Mewaa801/
Mewoa801/
Mewua801/
Miewa801/
Mewau801/
Mechwaye771/
Mawaya734,580/
Meewah73704/
Mmehwa73659/
Mawayi73408/
Mhehwa73337/
Mgejwa73163/
Mawaye73137/
Mmeywa7378/
Maiway7350/
Mowayi7332/
Mowayo7331/
Mawayo7331/
Meiwai7320/
Mewaji7319/
Meewua7319/
Mowaya7315/
Mehuay7313/
Mowaye7312/
Mevaya7311/
Meswat735/
Meewat735/
Meiwah734/
Miwaya734/
Mmeiwa734/
Mawahy734/
Mayway734/
Mahway733/
Meeswa733/
Meihwa732/
Meywah732/
Miewah732/
Mewa'a732/
Mebaya732/
Moewai732/
Meewha731/
Mewgah731/
Meavey731/
Meweah731/
Meawey731/
Mowahy731/
Meiwea731/
Mewiya731/
Mewuye731/
Mawhay731/
Mawayé731/
M'Mewa731/
Mechwa731/
Mebaye731/
Meuvay731/
Mevayo731/
Mewaha731/
Mewaio731/
Mewooa731/
Mewoya731/
Meyuay731/
Moejwa731/
Miwayo731/
Miways731/
Mejwaz731/
Mjwayi731/
Meawat731/
Mehwah731/
Meewae731/
Meewwa731/
Maewah731/
Meabey730/
Mewatt730/
Mohway730/
Mawa6766,808/
Meba675,603/
Miwa674,702/
Meva673,490/
Mahwayi67982/
Mahwayo67743/
Mewe67420/
Mahwaya67314/
Maiwayo67204/
Mewi67179/
Mawhayi67128/
Missway6789/
Meyhuay6779/
Mawy6778/
Meby6771/
Maiwaya6738/
Meawiya6727/
Meesuay6722/
Mowy6721/
Mevaiyo6719/
Maawaya6717/
Mawhaya6712/
Maiwaye6712/
Mevy6711/
Mawahyu6710/
Mywa679/
Meawaad674/
Mahwaye673/
Mawhayo672/
Maiwayu672/
Meeswat672/
Meawiye671/
Maevaya671/
Maewaih671/
M'Me'wa671/
Maywaya671/
Mewahad671/
Maywayo671/
M'Meywa671/
Mohwayi671/
Meehwai671/
Meewaji671/
Meewath671/
Mahaway671/
Mewhead670/

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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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  • 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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