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Where Does The Last Name Meir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Meir (Arabic: مئير, Georgian: მეირ, Russian: Меир) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Meìr. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 151,227^th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,501,732 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Meir are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Meir is also the 100,074^th most widely held given name globally, borne by 4,687 people.

The surname Meir is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 875 people, or 1 in 414,239. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Meir occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Meir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meir last name rose 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Meir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Meir last name are 30.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Meir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.38% more than the national average, earning R 575,976 per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $54,726 CAD per year.