Méo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Méo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Méo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Meo (38,723) & Mèo (3) are calculated separately.

Méo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Méo is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Meo or Mèo. Click here for further possible spellings of Méo.

How Common Is The Last Name Méo? popularity and diffusion

Méo is the 4,772,636th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Méo is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Méo live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,045,149. In Belgium Méo is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Belgium it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meo8938,723/
Mèo893/
Méot8611/
Mo802,791,493/
Mao672,970,478/
Mou671,415,785/
Moe67405,792/
Moh67231,837/
Myo67198,830/
Moi6773,528/
Moo6741,989/
Moy6736,869/
Moa6721,480/
Mio6711,902/
Muo671,688/
Mho67630/
Mjo67551/
Hmo67255/
Méh6799/
Mmo6787/
Mwo6747/
Mão6717/
Méa6713/
Mío6710/
Mée679/
Moó676/
Maé674/
Wmo674/
Moï674/
Mié673/
Máo672/
M O672/
Moë672/
Moà671/
Moè671/
Moé671/
Moû671/
Mué671/
Mào671/
Méi671/
Mõé671/
Méhois671/
Móo671/
Moá671/

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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 Méo
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