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 surname Meyas is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,658,108th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Meyas reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Meyas is also the 1,744,716th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname Meyas is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 802,146. In Tanzania Meyas is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 98 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Meyas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meyas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meyas last name declined 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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