Meys Surname

183,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Meys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,3151:8,7431,239
Netherlands3741:45,1537,674
Germany1661:484,97341,888
France1521:436,99263,144
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Australia431:627,80744,139
England231:2,422,52489,093
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Meys (157) may also be a first name.

Meys Last Name Facts

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

Meys (Russian: Мейс) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 183,237th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,143,894 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Meys are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 732,696th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 157 people.

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

Meys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meys last name rose 246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Meys surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyus89312/
Meyes89201/
Moeys89179/
Meyts89155/
Meyst89154/
Meyas89120/
Mehys8971/
Meyos8953/
Meyse8927/
Meysh895/
Meyss894/
Meyis891/
Mey8612,723/
Mys865,830/
Mes864,813/
Meyase80195/
Moeyes8020/
Mehyts8020/
Meyash809/
Meysse807/
Meeyos807/
Maheys806/
Mheyas805/
M'Eyse802/
Meyise802/
Meyese801/
Mehyas801/
Mays7567,434/
Maes7550,748/
Meya7515,451/
Mees7511,241/
Meus759,215/
Meye758,894/
Moes756,918/
Meyo756,329/
Meis756,297/
Mies755,748/
Meyi755,248/
Mets753,702/
Mess753,391/
Mues753,102/
Mese753,072/
Meas752,892/
Myts752,152/
Mesh751,930/
Muys751,687/
Mest751,209/
Mysh75731/
Moys75558/
Meyd75216/
Mehs75179/
Meyu75155/
Mesz75118/
Mões7593/
Mesr7560/
Mezs7558/
Myes7545/
Mysz7542/
Meås7538/
Miey7536/
Meyh7534/
Myos7532/
Myse7530/
Mesc7528/
Myss7527/
Mges7522/
Mejs7517/
Mexs7510/
Meds759/
Hmes755/
Meuy754/
Meyt754/
Meyz754/
Mães754/
Meyé754/
Mhes753/
Mhys752/
Hmey752/
Mesd752/
Mmey752/
Meey752/
Meyß752/
Mmes752/
Meyy752/
Myjs752/
M'Ey751/
Mejy751/
Mesx751/
Mesp751/
Myxs751/
Meyp751/
Meyc751/
Mesj751/
Myst750/
Hmys750/
Meyezhs734/
Meyhaus733/
Meyhesh731/
Mehyash731/
Meyhous730/
My67149,098/
Mayes6742,555/
Me6722,182/
Mejos678,097/
Meads675,886/
Moyes675,847/
Metts674,973/
Meise674,830/
Messe674,521/
Meese674,467/
Moyse673,965/
Mahey673,848/
Mease673,108/
Maues672,989/
Mesch672,292/
Mayse672,221/
Meyou672,091/
Meijs672,084/
Meuse671,491/
Meyie671,456/
Mayas671,303/
Meiss671,280/
Miess671,106/
Mayos671,064/
Meeds67923/
Meshe67909/
Mejes67828/
Mijes67633/
Meyet67625/
Moues67571/
Mgeyi67489/
Mojes67477/
Mesce67450/
Mejas67388/
Meyah67310/
Mehas67300/
Maess67282/
Meyeh67267/
Mmese67257/
Meats67252/
Metse67252/
Mayus67231/
Mmeya67207/
Meush67204/
Meyap67202/
Miyas67192/
Mhesr67163/
Meets67155/
Meeya67145/
Moyas67142/
Meyiz67136/
Mowes67125/
Maysh67110/
Mayis67105/
Moess67104/
Mehya6799/
Moyst6797/
Majes6793/
Mahys6793/
Meias6790/
Mysse6788/
Miehs6788/
Meiyo6788/
Mouys6787/
Meeùs6785/
Moies6777/
Mieye6774/
Mezős6774/
Meyhi6771/
Moysh6765/
Meius6765/
Muyas6763/
Meusz6762/
Moyos6762/
Meess6761/
Mayıs6760/
Meist6758/
Meyau6753/
Mheya6747/
Maesh6747/
Meezs6746/
Mysch6744/
Meihs6743/
'Mese6741/
Medås6740/
Mgeya6739/
Meuss6737/
Muess6737/
Muies6737/
Messh6737/
Meish6736/
M'Eye6735/
Meyyi6734/
Mheye6730/
Meyee6730/
Meyoe6729/
Mujes6728/
Meyad6728/
Meytt6727/
Mejis6726/
Muyis6726/
Meshh6726/
Mayss6725/
Meyoh6724/
Moyis6722/
Mieya6721/
Meyat6721/
Mehts6720/
Mawes6719/
M'Mey6719/
Meesh6718/
Meyit6718/
Mhesh6717/
Meyop6716/
Meeûs6716/
Meyaj6715/
Meues6714/
Mejiy6713/
Mytts6713/
Meash6713/
Miesz6712/
Meisz6711/
Meeüs6711/
Mmeyi6711/
Mayts6710/
Meyed679/
Meyot679/
Meyousse679/
Meyusova678/
M'Ies678/
Mhese678/
Mehyo678/
Meuyi678/
Muyes678/
Maies677/
Meies677/
Meuis676/
Moesh676/
Mehyi676/
Medts675/
Meyid675/
Mehiy675/
Meyaa675/
Mmeye675/
Meshs675/
Mehyd675/
Mehsh674/
Mgeye674/
Moyés674/
Meyez674/
'Meya674/
Miyes673/
Meits673/
Meths673/
Meihy673/
Myshe673/
Medss673/
Miyos673/
Meyep673/
Hmeye672/
Meyisova672/
Meyej672/
Mehhs672/
Measc672/
Medse672/
Meyhe672/
Meehs672/
Meyih672/
Meyii672/
Meyip672/
Meyoo672/
Mayós672/
Moeyo672/
Meyod672/
Medds671/
Mayds671/
M'Eyh671/
Meauy671/
Meyasova671/
Meyaz671/
Meych671/
Meyex671/
Meyhouse671/
Meyij671/
Meyshova671/
Mezhs671/
Mejss671/
Merzs671/
Messt671/
Mestd671/
Mhess671/
Myess671/
Myies671/
Moeyz671/
Hmeyd671/
Hmies671/
Maesz671/
Mieas671/
Meass671/
Messd671/
Hmmes671/
Hmees671/
Mayés671/
Meast671/
Meeye671/
Meeyo671/
Meyha671/
Meyud671/
Meyuh671/
Mheds671/
Mhees671/
Muiys671/
Meiyt671/
Meshp671/
Muyos671/
Muyts671/
Myoas671/
Mèges671/
D'mey671/
Meios671/
Mgess671/
Myhxs671/
Meiyh671/
Mehye671/
Mmhes671/
Messs671/
Mheyh671/
Mieyo671/
Miesh670/
Meids670/
Meesz670/
Mayhs670/
Mesht670/
Meest670/
Maysz670/
Meeas670/
Muesh670/
Mezzs670/

Meys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meys in the Russian language
Мейсmejs-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meys
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