Meo (ethnic group)

Meo
Total population
	1800000~ 2800000 (2024-2025 ) India Haryana districts:; Nuh; Palwal; Faridabad; Ambala; Gurgaon; Rajasthan districts:; Bharatpur; Alwar; Uttar Pradesh districts:; Mathura; Meerut; Pakistan 1.1 million (2023 census) Punjab: Lahore; Sialkot; Kasur; Narowal; Sindh: Karachi; Larkana;
Regions with significant populations
	Haryana, Rajasthan
Languages
	Mewati, Haryanvi, Kauravi, Rajasthani, Urdu
Religion
	Islam

Meo (pronounced: mev or may-o) (also spelled Mayo or occasionally, Mewati) are a Muslim ethnic group originating from the Mewat region of north-western India.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b Kukreja, Reena (2020), "Meo Muslim, Mev, Mewati Muslim", Database of Religious History, University of British Columbia, doi:10.14288/1.0394975, S2CID 238914736
^ Meo, Shahabuddin Khan (2011). History of Mewat–An Outline. Khan Foundation for Education and Research. Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. Vol. 48, no. 1. Department of History, Quaik-e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. ISSN 0034-5431. PDF file
^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/national/table_11.pdf
^ Naqvi, Saba (30 March 2016). "Meet the Muslims who consider themselves descendants of Arjuna". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference ht 2016 Ghosh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Kukreja-1] Kukreja, Reena (2020), "Meo Muslim, Mev, Mewati Muslim", Database of Religious History, University of British Columbia, doi:10.14288/1.0394975, S2CID 238914736

[2] Meo, Shahabuddin Khan (2011). History of Mewat–An Outline. Khan Foundation for Education and Research. Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. Vol. 48, no. 1. Department of History, Quaik-e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. ISSN 0034-5431. PDF file

[3] ttps://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/national/table_11.pdf

[scroll-4] Naqvi, Saba (30 March 2016). "Meet the Muslims who consider themselves descendants of Arjuna". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023.

[ht_2016_Ghosh-5] Cite error: The named reference ht 2016 Ghosh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Total population
1800000~ 2800000 (2024-2025 )^[1] India^[1] Haryana districts: Nuh Palwal Faridabad Ambala Gurgaon Rajasthan districts: Bharatpur Alwar Uttar Pradesh districts: Mathura Meerut Pakistan^[2] 1.1 million (2023 census)^[3] Punjab: Lahore Sialkot Kasur Narowal Sindh: Karachi Larkana
Regions with significant populations
Haryana, Rajasthan
Languages
Mewati, Haryanvi, Kauravi, Rajasthani, Urdu
Religion
Islam