Meyen Surname
Approximately 1,557 people bear this surname
Meyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| United States | 236 | 1:1,535,843 | 104,072 |
| Germany | 197 | 1:408,657 | 37,472 |
| Belgium | 162 | 1:70,967 | 11,334 |
| Philippines | 151 | 1:670,452 | 69,467 |
| Cameroon | 144 | 1:144,230 | 16,009 |
| Nigeria | 88 | 1:2,012,986 | 70,656 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Meyen (121) may also be a first name.
Meyen Demographics
Meyen Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Meyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meyen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻦ, Russian: Мейен) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 253,799th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,680,505 people. Meyen is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Meyen live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 848,089th most widely held forename globally It is held by 121 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.
Meyen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meyen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 761 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meyen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Meyen are 36.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.93% registered with the party.
Meyen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $51,691 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meyen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meyen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 66.67 |
| ﺃﻣﻴﻦ | amyn | 22.22 |
| ﻣﻴﻦ | myn | 11.11 |
| Meyen in the Russian language | ||
| Мейен | mejen | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Meyen
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