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) is more commonly found in Gabon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Meyé or Méyé. For other possible spellings of Meye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,965th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 819,378 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,785 people.
The last name Meye is most frequently used in Gabon, where it is borne by 4,900 people, or 1 in 386. Besides Gabon this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.
Meye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meye surname rose 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 with the Republican Party than the national 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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