Mewissen Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Mewissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mewissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2811:40,9136,698
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Méwissen (3) are calculated separately.

Mewissen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mewissen is found most in Belgium. It may also be rendered as a variant: Méwissen. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mewissen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 735,823rd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. Mewissen is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Mewissen are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 40,913. In Belgium Mewissen is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 60 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 38 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méwissen963/
Meuwissen942,363/
Meewissen9411/
Mewwissen941/
Meuwisssen891/
Mevissen881,920/
Miwissen881/
Meuwisen881/
Meevissen82120/
Meuwessen8213/
Mewißen8063/
Mewisan8050/
Mewesen8010/
Mevisen802/
Meuwesen7565/
Mevihsen753/
Meuwißen751/
Meweun713/
Meiven711/
Mewain711/
Mewene711/
Mevißen67280/
Mevesen6718/
Meswain6710/
Mewezon6710/
Miswene672/
Meewean671/
Misweyn671/

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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
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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 Mewissen
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