von Meyer Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

von Meyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Meyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

von Meyer Last Name Facts

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

von Meyer has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of von Meyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Meyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. von Meyer is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of von Meyer reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 345,081. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 32 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

von Meyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of von Meyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the von Meyer surname rose 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

von Meyer Last Name Statistics demography

von Meyer earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.11% less than the national average, earning R 192,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Meer9423/
von Myer940/
von Mayer8946/
von Meier8916/
van Meyer8910/
Von-Meyer891/
van Meer822,464/
von Mayr824/
von Meur822/
van Mayer785/
van Meier782/
von Mauer781/
von Maier781/
Von-Mayer781/
van Moer711,085/
van Meir71542/
van Mier7152/
von Maur7121/
Van-Meer713/
van Meur711/
van Meire671/
van Meure670/
Van-Meir5924/
van Major561/

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