Meyan Surname
Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname
Meyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 364 | 1:126,868 | 10,482 |
| Ivory Coast | 209 | 1:110,389 | 5,588 |
| Turkey | 140 | 1:555,867 | 30,613 |
| Tanzania | 106 | 1:499,449 | 33,339 |
| Iran | 76 | 1:1,010,296 | 46,499 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Meyan (864) may also be a first name.
Meyan Demographics
Meyan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Meyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meyan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺎﻥ, Hindi: मेयन, Marathi: मेयन, Oriya: େମୟଁା, Russian: Меян) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meyan is the 335,097th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. The surname Meyan occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Meyan reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 276,958th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 864 people.
Meyan is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya it is most common in: Turkana County, where 97 percent are found, Baringo County, where 1 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent are found and Turkey, where 13 percent are found.
Meyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meyan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meyan surname decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Meyan surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Meyan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning $24,406 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meyan in the Oriya language | ||
| େମୟଁା | emayama | - |
| Meyan in the Marathi language | ||
| मेयन | meyana | 84 |
| मेमन | memana | 8 |
| मेयान | meyana | 8 |
| Meyan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﺎﻥ | myan | 66.67 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 33.33 |
| Meyan in the Hindi language | ||
| मेयन | meyana | 50 |
| मेयान | meyana | 25 |
| मियान | miyana | 25 |
| Meyan in the Russian language | ||
| Меян | mean | - |
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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 Meyan
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