Meef Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Meef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Meef (47) may also be a first name.

Meef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meef is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Meef reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Meef is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 47 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. Other than Yemen this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 20 percent are found.

Meef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meef has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyef892/
Meefe891/
Mef86163/
Mujeef8010/
Majeef806/
Meessf801/
Mefe75346/
Meev7567/
Meew7564/
Meff7537/
Mefs7511/
Mehf757/
Meft755/
Meif754/
Mief754/
Mhef754/
Medf753/
Meeb753/
Mesf752/
Mewf752/
Meyf752/
Maef752/
Mefz751/
Mgef751/
Muef751/
Mevf751/
Meuf751/
Mefh751/
Hmef751/
Mehedff734/
Meggeff731/
Meheffe730/
Meffe67756/
Meyof6764/
Mayef6747/
Meyev676/
Meesw676/
Meewh674/
Meufe674/
Mheew673/
Mephe673/
Mgeew672/
Hmeew672/
Mheeb672/
Meiff672/
Mejeb672/
Meevs672/
Meyaf672/
Mejew671/
Meiev671/
Meafe671/
Meffs671/
Meetv671/
Meadf671/
Mehev671/
Moyef671/
Mujef671/
Majef671/
Maief671/
Meyeb671/
Mehfe671/
Mmefe671/
Meejw671/
Meeph671/
Meeww671/
Meyew670/

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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 Meef
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