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Mei

in California

There are 676 people with the last name "Mei" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Mei 3,934
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  1. is 3,930th most common Reno
  2. is 3,931st most common Villalta
  3. is 3,932nd most common Cheek
  4. is 3,933rd most common Feeney
  5. is 3,934th most common Mei
  6. is 3,935th most common Tubbs
  7. is 3,936th most common Withers
  8. is 3,937th most common Chisholm
  9. is 3,938th most common Koontz

Similar Names and Nicknames

Mai, Mui, Mee, Mey, Meo, Mew, Me, Moi, Mea, Mii

Most Common First Names for Mei

Yan, Li, Hong, Jian, Ling, Wei, Yi, Hui, Jie, Lee

Meaning & History

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Mei

Chinese 梅: from the name of an area called Mein during the Shang dynasty. Under the reign of the corrupt and cruel last king of the Shang dynasty, Zhou Xin (1154–1123 BC), a high counselor's position was occupied by the prince of the area of Mei. The prince of Mei was loyal but outspoken, and many times criticized his ruler's extravagant and dissolute behavior. This enraged the king, who executed the prince. The deceased's descendants subsequently adopted the place name Mei as their surname.

Dutch: variant of May.

Italian: from a patronymic or plural form of a short form of the personal names Bartolomeo, Romeo, or Tolomeo.

Italian: see Meo.

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