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Where Does The Last Name Meys Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Meys (Russian: Мейс) is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meys? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 183,237^th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,143,894 people. Meys occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Meys reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Meys is also the 732,696^th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 157 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,315 people, or 1 in 8,743. In Belgium Meys is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 65 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 26 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Meys Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Meys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meys surname grew 246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meys Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Meys last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Meys last name are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meys earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning R 251,148 per year; in United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $49,327 CAD per year.