Meyas Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Meyas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Meyas (35) may also be a first name.

Meyas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meyas is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Meyas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyas? popularity and diffusion

Meyas is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname Meyas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Meyas reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name in the world, held by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 802,146. In Tanzania Meyas is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 98 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Meyas exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Meyas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meyas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meyas last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyase91195/
Meyash919/
Mheyas915/
Mehyas911/
Meya8915,451/
Meas892,892/
Meys892,318/
Meyhaus833/
Mehyash831/
Meads805,886/
Mease803,108/
Mayas801,303/
Mejas80388/
Meyus80312/
Meyah80310/
Mehas80300/
Meats80252/
Mmeya80207/
Meyap80202/
Meyes80201/
Miyas80192/
Moeys80179/
Meyts80155/
Meyst80154/
Meeya80145/
Moyas80142/
Mehya8099/
Meias8090/
Mehys8071/
Muyas8063/
Meyau8053/
Meyos8053/
Mheya8047/
Mgeya8039/
Meyad8028/
Meyse8027/
Mieya8021/
Meyat8021/
Meyaj8015/
Meash8013/
Meysh805/
Meyaa805/
Meyss804/
'Meya804/
Measc802/
Meyaz801/
Meyis801/
Mieas801/
Meass801/
Meast801/
Meyha801/
Myoas801/
Meeas800/
Meyasova771/
Mea7515,044/
Mey7512,723/
Miyase731,467/
Mayase73677/
Mayash7359/
Meya'a7338/
Mehash7328/
Mejaya7325/
Mauyas7320/
Moeyes7320/
Mehyts7320/
Meyowa7314/
Miyash7311/
Mejìas7311/
Meyaya7310/
Muyase738/
Meysse737/
Mayast737/
Mijeas737/
Meeyos737/
Maheys736/
Mehias736/
Mayass735/
Mihyas735/
Measeh735/
Mejash734/
Meashe734/
Meeyap734/
Moyase733/
Miejas733/
Mayhas733/
M'Eyse732/
Meheas732/
Measse732/
Meeash732/
Meyise732/
Mahyas731/
Meyach731/
Meyese731/
Muuyas731/
Mayaus731/
Mieyah731/
Mgeyah731/
M'Heya731/
Meyaja731/
Muyash731/
M'Meya731/
Moyaus731/
Meyhat731/
Muhyas731/
Mheash731/
Mehass731/
Meeaya731/
Mejaus731/
Meyeau730/
Miya67603,348/
Maya67273,718/
Moya67265,709/
Mays6767,434/
Mead6755,516/
Maes6750,748/
Muya6747,066/
Meah6718,315/
Maus6717,081/
Mees6711,241/
Meja6710,368/
Meus679,215/
Meye678,894/
Meha677,290/
Moes676,918/
Meat676,525/
Mais676,519/
Meyo676,329/
Meis676,297/
Mies675,748/
Meyi675,248/
Mues673,102/
Miea672,498/
Meia671,799/
Muys671,687/
Moys67558/
Meyd67216/
Myja67183/
Meaj67173/
Meyu67155/
Meihaus67146/
Mouyass67137/
Mayhaus67105/
Mões6793/
Meea6761/
Majs6746/
Myes6745/
Myia6740/
Mhea6738/
Miey6736/
Meyh6734/
Mıya6733/
Meap6731/
Mmea6723/
Meae6719/
Mejs6717/
Meua6716/
Meaz6716/
Myoa6710/
Me'a677/
Miyasse676/
'Mea675/
Mayasse675/
Meuy674/
Meyezhs674/
Meax674/
Meyt674/
Meyz674/
Mães674/
Meyé674/
Mgea673/
H'Meyad672/
Myya672/
Hmey672/
Mmey672/
Meey672/
Meyß672/
Meyy672/
Mayeaus671/
M'Ey671/
Meyache671/
Meydowa671/
Mhayase671/
Muyashe671/
Méya671/
Meyhesh671/
Međa671/
Miejasz671/
Mejy671/
Méas671/
Meyp671/
Meyc671/
Meyhous670/

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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 Meyas
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