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
Average Meyan Salary in
United States
$24,406 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meyan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺎﻥ, Hindi: मेयन, Marathi: मेयन, Oriya: େମୟଁା, Russian: Меян) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 335,097th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 864 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 126,868. In Kenya Meyan is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 97 percent live, Baringo County, where 1 percent live and Bungoma County, where 0 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent live and Turkey, where 13 percent live.
Meyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meyan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding 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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- 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 Meyan
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