Méré Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Benin

Méré Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Méré Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France181:3,690,151224,666
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Meré (37), Mére (2), Mérè (1), Mere (23,753), Mère (16) & Merè (1) are calculated separately.

Méré (69) may also be a first name.

Méré Last Name Facts

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

Méré occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Meré, Mére, Mérè, Mere, Mère or Merè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Méré? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Méré are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 69 people.

Méré is most common in France, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,690,151. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 44 percent live, Île-de-France, where 33 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 6 percent live. Beside France this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 34 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meré9237/
Mére922/
Mérè921/
Mérés899/
Mere8323,753/
Mère8316/
Merè831/
Mérész80235/
Méry75544/
Méri75520/
Méra7516/
Miré753/
Mérei67302/
Mérai67241/
Mérey67103/
Métry6797/
Méray6743/
Mairé679/
Myhré679/
Méres678/
Méjri677/
Merré677/
Méret676/
Mérer675/
Moiré673/
Mitré672/
Méris672/
Métri672/
Méreu671/
Mérit671/
Meiré671/
Mirés671/
Mirré671/
Mioré671/
Miréa671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Méré
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis