Mecifi Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mecifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mecifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4471:86,42413,342
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mecifi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mecifi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mecifi occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mecifi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mecifi? popularity and diffusion

Mecifi is the 498,439th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mecifi live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname Mecifi is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 86,424. In Algeria Mecifi is most common in: Tlemcen Province, where 60 percent reside, Béchar Province, where 40 percent reside and Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 0 percent reside. Besides Algeria Mecifi exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekifi835/
Mezifi832/
Mesifi831/
Messifi773/
Meikefi773/
Meseifi771/
Mekifit771/
Mekeifi771/
Mesoifi771/
Meckiffe7145/
Metcaife7112/
Meikeffi716/
Messaifi712/
Michifio711/
Metciffe710/
Mekefi6723/
Mikefi674/
Mesifa673/
Mekifa672/

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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 Mecifi
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