Mey is used as a family name or surname in Cambodia. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mey
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Cambodia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mey

How popular is Mey?

Mey is common in Cambodia.

Mey is ranked 10288 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Meies grew by 19.09722 per cent to 1029 since 2000 and ranked 24352 after elevating 2186 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 48.4 55.09
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 46.55 36.92
Hispanic or Latino 1.94 0.81
Others 1.36 5.79
Black 1.17 0.81
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.58 0.58
Mey is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Cambodia which signifies that it is originated from Cambodia. Around 52152 people have been found who wears Mey as their family name. Mey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,742 China9
3,259 Ivory Coast5
2,403 Vietnam4
7,294 Kuwait3
2,113 Taiwan3
4,096 Dominican Republic3
2,720 South Korea3
15,956 Venezuela3
18,718 Thailand2
23,344 Austria2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
147,165 Czech Republic2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
3,437 Sudan2
5,318 Iraq2
14,521 Portugal2
44,018 Poland2
28,232 Morocco2
3,243 Suriname1
9,116 Nicaragua1
2,057 Myanmar1
8,181 Botswana1
897,276 Russia1
13,606 Senegal1
11,486 Estonia1
29,046 Japan1
12,270 Lebanon1
5,872 Namibia1
2,211 Brunei1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
16,640 Hong Kong1
36,814 Romania1
2,613 The Bahamas1
28,365 Kenya1
9,591 Panama1
47,891 Norway1
18,969 Wales1
2,877 Cuba1
24,771 Colombia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
2,057 Isle of Man1
90,903 Moldova1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,843 Chile36
16,226 New Zealand33
332,057 India30
18,457 Scotland20
3,830 Luxembourg20
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,743 Singapore89
13,957 Switzerland81
33,202 Australia67
5,015 Mauritania55
Countries with hundreds of Mey:
16,005 Brazil827
4,304 Cameroon793
11,594 Algeria536
9,937 Mexico471
16,380 Turkey384
17,266 Argentina314
6,631 Belgium275
39,199 Philippines258
38,007 Italy224
13,756 Netherlands204
6,229 Israel177
18,228 Spain170
6,898 Tunisia165
10,604 Peru157
33,856 England129
31,340 Canada107
Countries with thousands of Mey:
2,173 Germany3,799
2,031 South Africa3,196
5,053 France1,653
6,745 Iran1,433
9,728 Indonesia1,310
2,164 Malaysia1,239
26,113 United States1,172
Countries with ten thousands of Mey:
66 Cambodia32,636
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant John Mey from Ireland aboard the Washington from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 18 years old when he arrived in USA on June 2, 1851. Mary-Anne Mey, aged 50, are others that migrated to US.

Comments

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Mey
Mey is an original locality name (Moselle) -also Alsatian name, represents a variant of May, maypole, designated one who planted the May.

Mey Namesakes

  • Dave Meyers, Music Video Director
  • Ángela Meyer, Television actress
  • Addie Meyer Sanders, Author
  • Adelphia Martha Meyer, Author
  • Helen Stevenson Meyner, U.S. representative
  • Adolf Meyer, Psychiatrist
  • Adolf Meyer, Architect
  • Adolph Meyer, U.S. representative
  • Adolph de Meyer, Photographer
  • Albert Meyeringh, Visual Artist

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