Meye Surname
Approximately 8,894 people bear this surname
Meye Surname Definition:
V. May(e.
Meye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 4,900 | 1:386 | 52 |
| Cameroon | 2,029 | 1:10,236 | 1,357 |
| Ivory Coast | 613 | 1:37,637 | 2,481 |
| Germany | 366 | 1:219,960 | 24,721 |
| Nigeria | 173 | 1:1,023,947 | 43,086 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| Suriname | 141 | 1:3,919 | 807 |
| France | 94 | 1:706,625 | 89,060 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Mauritania | 67 | 1:61,117 | 4,276 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Benin | 53 | 1:195,011 | 18,621 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 1:45,427 | 166 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Meyé (4) & Méyé (1) are calculated separately.
Meye (1,785) may also be a first name.
Meye Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. May(e.
Meye Demographics
Average Meye Salary in
United States
$40,456 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻪ, Marathi: मेये, Russian: Мейе) occurs in Gabon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Meyé or Méyé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meye? popularity and diffusion
Meye is the 56,965th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 819,378 people. The surname Meye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Meye live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Meye is also the 181,069th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,785 people.
Meye is most numerous in Gabon, where it is held by 4,900 people, or 1 in 386. Beside Gabon this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
Meye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meye surname expanded 794 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meye last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.78% being registered with the political party.
Meye earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $40,456 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meye in the Marathi language | ||
| मेये | meye | - |
| Meye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﻪ | myh | 25.4 |
| ﺍﻣﻲ | amy | 21.59 |
| ﻣﻲ | my | 21.27 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 16.83 |
| ﺃﻣﻲ | amy | 6.35 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻪ | amyh | 3.81 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺔ | amyt | 0.95 |
| ﺍﻣﻰ | amy | 0.63 |
| ﻣﻴﻲ | myy | 0.32 |
| ﺁﻣﻲ | amy | 0.32 |
| ﻣﻴﺎ | mya | 0.32 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺎ | amya | 0.32 |
| ﺃﻣﻰ | amy | 0.32 |
| Meye in the Russian language | ||
| Мейе | meje | - |
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Footnotes
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