Meyia Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Meyia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3511:59,1717,614
France131:5,109,440259,941
Gabon91:209,9102,378
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meyia (29) may also be a first name.

Meyia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meyia is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meyia.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meyia is the 746,827th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Meyia live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name internationally, held by 29 people.

It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 59,171. In Cameroon Meyia is primarily concentrated in: South Region, where 83 percent live, Centre Region, where 14 percent live and Littoral Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live and Gabon, where 2 percent live.

Meyia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Meyia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meyia last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meyia Last Name Statistics demography

Meyia earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning $10,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyiha9170/
Mejia801,168,166/
Megia803,863/
Meija80917/
Muyia80423/
Mayia80302/
Meiya80129/
Meyoa80121/
Meyya8096/
Meuya8020/
Meyea8013/
Moyia8011/
Meyao8010/
Meuia809/
Mejya807/
Meiia802/
Mia752,033,557/
Mya75240,127/
Mea7515,044/
Maheya731,339/
Maheia73175/
Mejiaz7369/
Mayias7359/
Meijia7345/
Meuiah7343/
Meyoua7327/
Moyija7323/
Meijas7319/
Meiyah7319/
Mmejia7310/
Mejjia738/
Mejiaa737/
Miejia736/
Mayiah736/
Mayija735/
Mejiea734/
Moyiae734/
Mejiha733/
Mejiah733/
Mieyaa733/
Mehyha733/
Meihao732/
Meyeah732/
Meyaha732/
Meyiho732/
Meyaou732/
Moyiah732/
M'Eija731/
Megiea731/
Meyaea731/
Meyyah731/
Mejija731/
Muyija731/
Maygia731/
Meegia731/
Meayoa731/
Meyead731/
Meyaho731/
Meyo'a731/
Mejioa731/
Muyiha731/
Meyaoo731/
Muyiah731/
Meihoa731/
Meiyaj731/
Mayiat730/
Miah671,283,163/
Myat67512,563/
Meah6718,315/
Miha679,463/
Meha677,290/
Mija673,693/
Miad672,573/
Miea672,498/
Mias672,321/
Moea671,125/
Miat67916/
Myay67809/
Myha67458/
Maea67440/
Miaz67427/
Meau67313/
Myaz67258/
Myah67236/
Miaa67226/
Mioa67190/
Meaj67173/
Miay67152/
Myas67133/
Mhya6795/
Meyohas6792/
Meea6761/
Meuyayi6757/
Miae6757/
Meao6757/
Miap6748/
Meyuhas6738/
Mhea6738/
Mıya6733/
Magheya6731/
Meaa6727/
Meoa6726/
Miaj6724/
Mmea6723/
Mhia6720/
Meua6716/
Meihaho6716/
Myaa6715/
Meoi6715/
Myad6714/
Muea6714/
Miać6713/
Myoa6710/
Mmia678/
Hmya677/
Meyahas677/
Me'a677/
Mjei675/
'Mea675/
Meiohas674/
Mjia673/
Meoy673/
Maayiah673/
Miač673/
Mgea673/
Mmya672/
D'Mejia672/
Hmia672/
Myea671/
Meijias671/
Meiyhai671/
Mehiaou671/
Maheyio671/
Meyehei671/
Meyaheu671/
Meyahgo671/
Meyhaou671/
Meyihou671/
Meía671/
Međa671/
Miaš671/
Mișa671/
Mjya671/
Mejiaaz671/
Mejihad671/
Mehiauo671/
Mehyaou671/
Myap671/
Myaj671/
Muyjiah671/
Mjea671/
Meyahos671/

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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 Meyia
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