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
Meye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻪ, Marathi: मेये, Russian: Мейе) is most common in Gabon. It can also be found in the variant forms: Meyé or Méyé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meye is the 56,965th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 819,378 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Meye live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 181,069th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 1,785 people.
The surname Meye is most widespread in Gabon, where it is borne by 4,900 people, or 1 in 386. Outside of Gabon this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 23 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.
Meye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meye last name increased 794 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meye surname are 11.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the 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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