Mecif Surname
Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname
Mecif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,770 | 1:21,826 | 3,986 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mécif (1) are calculated separately.
Mecif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mecif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mecif is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Mécif. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mecif? popularity and diffusion
Mecif is the 227,813th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,094,127 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mecif live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.
This last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 1,770 people, or 1 in 21,826. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Tissemsilt Province, where 38 percent live, Skikda Province, where 32 percent live and Aïn Defla Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Algeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mécif | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mecief | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mecaif | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mechif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meceif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Metcif | 91 | 0 | / |
| Meckiff | 83 | 88 | / |
| Metcaif | 83 | 4 | / |
| Metciff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Metcift | 83 | 0 | / |
| Medciff | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mekif | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mesif | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mecib | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meckiffe | 77 | 45 | / |
| Metcaife | 77 | 12 | / |
| Metciffe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Messif | 73 | 562 | / |
| Mecieb | 73 | 241 | / |
| Meqeif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mesaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mechef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Metsif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meciev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mechiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meckef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Midcif | 73 | 0 | / |
| Messaif | 67 | 510 | / |
| Metkiff | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mechkef | 67 | 9 | / |
| Meshife | 67 | 5 | / |
| Midciff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Midcift | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meikefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Medchef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekheif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mikheif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekhief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Messeif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metciev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekhaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Midcife | 67 | 0 | / |
| Medceff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Mecif
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