von Meiss Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
von Meiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
von Meiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Meiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name von Meiss has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of von Meiss.
How Common Is The Last Name von Meiss? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of von Meiss are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
von Meiss is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 149,326. In Switzerland von Meiss is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 49 percent live, Canton of Vaud, where 35 percent live and Canton of Graubünden, where 9 percent live. Not including Switzerland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
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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 von Meiss
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