Meyss Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Meyss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meyss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meyss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meyss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meyss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Meyss live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Meyss is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and France, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meysse917/
Mess893,391/
Meys892,318/
Myss8927/
Messe804,521/
Meiss801,280/
Miess801,106/
Meyus80312/
Maess80282/
Meyes80201/
Moeys80179/
Meyts80155/
Meyst80154/
Meyas80120/
Moess80104/
Mysse8088/
Mehys8071/
Meess8061/
Meyos8053/
Meuss8037/
Muess8037/
Messh8037/
Meyse8027/
Mayss8025/
Meysh805/
Meshs805/
Medss803/
Meyis801/
Mejss801/
Messt801/
Mhess801/
Myess801/
Meass801/
Messd801/
Mgess801/
Messs801/
Meyousse779/
Mey7512,723/
Mys755,830/
Mes754,813/
Meisse732,113/
Meyase73195/
Mayoss73193/
Mehess73157/
Maysse7362/
Meïsse7322/
Moeyes7320/
Mehyts7320/
Meyash739/
Meeyos737/
Maheys736/
Mheyas735/
Mayass735/
Moyess733/
M'Eyse732/
Measse732/
Meusse732/
Meesse732/
Meyise732/
Mayess732/
Moysse731/
Meyese731/
Mezsse731/
Mojess731/
Miyess731/
Messch731/
Mouyss731/
Mehyas731/
Messse731/
Mawess731/
Mehass731/
Meessh731/
Mays6767,434/
Maes6750,748/
Meya6715,451/
Mass6714,581/
Mees6711,241/
Miss6711,112/
Meus679,215/
Meye678,894/
Moes676,918/
Meyo676,329/
Meis676,297/
Mies675,748/
Meyi675,248/
Mets673,702/
Mues673,102/
Mese673,072/
Meas672,892/
Myts672,152/
Mesh671,930/
Muys671,687/
Mest671,209/
Mysh67731/
Moys67558/
Mjss67260/
Meyd67216/
Mehs67179/
Meyu67155/
Mouyass67137/
Mesz67118/
Mões6793/
Mesr6760/
Mezs6758/
Myes6745/
Mysz6742/
Meås6738/
Miey6736/
Meyh6734/
Myos6732/
M'Eisse6730/
Myse6730/
Mges6722/
Mäss6719/
D'Meiss6717/
Mejs6717/
Mouesse6713/
Mexs6710/
Meds679/
Miyasse676/
Hmes675/
Mayasse675/
Meuy674/
Meyezhs674/
Meyt674/
Meyz674/
Mães674/
Meyé674/
Messova673/
Meyhaus673/
Mhes673/
Mhys672/
Myssova672/
Hmey672/
Mesd672/
Mmey672/
Meey672/
Meyß672/
Mawesse672/
Mmes672/
Meyy672/
Myjs672/
M'Ey671/
Moiesse671/
Mayesse671/
Mayisse671/
Mayouss671/
Meyhesh671/
Mohhyss671/
Mejy671/
Mehyash671/
Mesx671/
Māss671/
Mesp671/
Myxs671/
Meyp671/
Mesj671/
Myst670/
Meyhous670/
Hmys670/
Meggiss670/
Mayessh670/

Meyss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meyss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻴﺲamys-

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