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Where Does The Last Name Meya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Meya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻪ, Hindi: मेया, Marathi: मेया, Oriya: େମୟା, Russian: Мея) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be found in the variant forms: Méya. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 34,307^th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 471,655 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Meya reside; 39 percent reside in Central Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 84,537^th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 6,128 people.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,117 people, or 1 in 14,438. Aside from The DR Congo Meya occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 26 percent live and Malawi, where 7 percent live.

Meya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meya surname expanded 789 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Meya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Meya surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meya earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.51% less than the national average, earning R 141,360 per year and in United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.