Meyerhold Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Meyerhold Surname User-submission:

This is possibly an occupational surname, denoting an assistant, or servant of a tenant farmer, farm administrator, steward, or village headman. It is derived from the Middle High Germanwords meier (ultimately from Latin maior), meaning 'greater', 'superior', and holde, meaning 'friend', 'servant' or 'vassal'.

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Meyerhold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Meyerhold Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is possibly an occupational surname, denoting an assistant, or servant of a tenant farmer, farm administrator, steward, or village headman. It is derived from the Middle High Germanwords meier (ultimately from Latin maior), meaning 'greater', 'superior', and holde, meaning 'friend', 'servant' or 'vassal'.

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Meyerhold Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Meyerhold Come From? nationality or country of origin

Meyerhold has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyerhold? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Meyerhold live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Meyerhold is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,601,750. Excluding Poland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

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