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
von Meiss is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of von Meiss.
How Common Is The Last Name von Meiss? popularity and diffusion
The last name von Meiss is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of von Meiss reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 149,326. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 49 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 35 percent are found and Canton of Graubünden, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
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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
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- 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
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