Meyar Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Palau

Meyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1951:3,933,669107,487
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Palau91:2,40559
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Meyar (287) may also be a first name.

Meyar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meyar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺎﺭ, Hindi: मेयर, Marathi: मेयर, Oriya: େମୟର) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyar? popularity and diffusion

Meyar is the 908,336th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Meyar live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 522,011th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 287 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 3,933,669. In India Meyar is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 38 percent reside, Gujarat, where 23 percent reside and Haryana, where 9 percent reside. Other than India Meyar exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Meyar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meyar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meyar surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehyar912,093/
Meyare9115/
Meyard918/
Mieyar913/
Meeyar911/
Meyhar911/
Meyart911/
Meyarr910/
Mear892,267/
Meyr891,258/
Meyhart832/
Meyhard831/
Meyer80751,243/
Mehar8045,135/
Meiyr807,921/
Moyar805,270/
Mayar803,909/
Miyar801,399/
Meyor80986/
Mejar80839/
Meyre80824/
Meyur80204/
Meare80177/
Muyar80122/
Miear8048/
Meard8028/
Meiar8025/
Meyir8013/
Mejyr8012/
Mieyr8011/
Mearz806/
Meear805/
Meahr804/
Meart804/
Meatr804/
Measr802/
Meyrt801/
Mgear801/
Mhear801/
Meysr801/
Meyër801/
Mearh801/
Meyhardt770/
Mauyar7313,136/
Mahyar731,845/
Mayard731,284/
Moyart73378/
Muyard73332/
Muhyar73324/
Mihyar73303/
Meyere73203/
Mayare73190/
Miyare73103/
Moyard7392/
Mayhar7386/
Mayart7366/
Meyerd7346/
Meyert7337/
Mayarh7334/
Mehiar7332/
Mohyar7329/
Meeyer7328/
Meihar7328/
Moyarr7327/
Meyour7325/
Mejard7317/
Muyare7314/
Meyier7311/
Meyher7310/
Meyerr7310/
Moyare739/
Mmeyer736/
Moyarp736/
Meyoor735/
Mouyar734/
Mieyer734/
Mayaur733/
Meharr733/
Mayarr733/
Mhuyar732/
Mehjar732/
Meahre731/
Meahrz731/
Measre731/
Mihear731/
Meyeer731/
Meyerz731/
Meyesr731/
Mhehar731/
Mooyar731/
Hmeyir731/
Moeyor731/
Hmeľar731/
Meahrt731/
Meearh731/
Mhayar731/
Miyard731/
Meharh731/
Me'are731/
Muyart731/
Meeart731/
Miyart731/
Moyasr730/
Mohear730/
Mehyer730/
Meyrrh730/
Moeyer730/
Mayr6747,052/
Meer6744,757/
Mair6738,622/
Mier6726,389/
Myer6711,575/
Maur674,567/
Maer673,692/
Meir672,913/
Meur672,596/
Muer67471/
Moer67281/
Moyr67204/
Mouyart6785/
Mauyarr6785/
Mouyard6778/
Mayhart6750/
Méar6742/
Meyrova6722/
Majr6721/
Mehasre676/
Mayhard676/
Mauyarp676/
Mejr674/
Meehart674/
Mahayar673/
Maýr673/
Meehard672/
Muyaure671/
Muyr671/
Mayahre671/
Mauyarh671/
Mayaure671/
Moyarph671/
Mieyerh671/
Mmoyare671/
Meeyord671/
Meihard670/
Mayhaur670/
Meardth670/
Meehare670/

Meyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meyar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﺎﺭmyar-
Meyar in the Marathi language
मेयरmeyara97.39
मेयारmeyara2.61
Meyar in the Oriya language
େମୟରemayara90.91
େମୟର୍emayar9.09
Meyar in the Hindi language
मेयरmeyara83.33
मेयारmeyara16.67

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