Mefa Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1161:179,04418,906
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mefa (1,287) may also be a first name.

Mefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mefa (Hindi: मेफा, Russian: Мефа) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 872,430th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Mefa live; 39 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 219,662nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 1,287 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 179,044. In Cameroon Mefa is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 46 percent are found, South Region, where 17 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Mefa is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent are found and Turkey, where 19 percent are found.

Mefa Last Name Statistics demography

Mefa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miefa89102/
Mefah8983/
Mefat8937/
Meifa8928/
Meffa8928/
Mefaz8919/
Moefa8913/
Mewfa8912/
Maefa8912/
Mefaj899/
Metfa894/
Meefa894/
Mefoa893/
Mehfa892/
Mefea892/
Medfa892/
Mefga891/
Mefai891/
Meafa891/
Mefaa891/
Medfai80272/
Mefaha8097/
Maefai8087/
Mejfas8050/
Mefeae8049/
Mehfai8029/
Mefaja8025/
Maefau8021/
Mehfat8013/
Meifah809/
Miefah809/
Medfay805/
Meefai805/
Medfaa804/
Meefaa803/
Mefa'a803/
Messfa803/
Meszfa802/
Mefhat801/
Mieyfa801/
Mefaud801/
Mefaya801/
Meffah801/
Medfaï801/
Meifat801/
Mehfas801/
Metfai801/
Mechfa801/
Meafay800/
Mafa7513,985/
Mefo752,155/
Mofa752,063/
Mifa75721/
Mefe75346/
Mefi75116/
Mefy7519/
Myfa752/
Meafeae733/
Meffatt731/
Meffaah731/
Meufaha731/
Metfaha731/
Maafa676,503/
Moffa674,463/
Meffo672,797/
Maffa671,956/
Meffe67756/
Mafai67566/
Mepha67419/
Mehfi67317/
Maifa67170/
Mapfa67163/
Mefed67160/
Mefeu67145/
Mevah67144/
'Mofa67101/
Mefoh6798/
Misfa6781/
Mafah6778/
Meafo6768/
Mefie6765/
Mefeh6749/
Moifa6746/
Meffi6743/
'Mefi6736/
Mofah6729/
Meifo6729/
Mafea6723/
Myofa6721/
Mifai6721/
Maefo6719/
Meafi6718/
Muifa6717/
Mafha6716/
Mefit6713/
Mehfo6711/
Mefio6711/
Mefer6710/
Mefou6710/
Mefuj678/
Mafaa678/
Meyfi675/
Mifah675/
Mifaz675/
Mefej675/
Mofea674/
Mifas674/
Meufe674/
Mefih674/
Medfo674/
Mafau673/
Mahfa673/
Miofa673/
Mafay673/
Maàfa673/
Mefid673/
Miffa673/
Mayfa672/
Mowfa672/
Meifi672/
Mmofa672/
Meefi672/
Mefet672/
Mefoo672/
Mofau672/
Mawfa671/
Meefe671/
Mefoj671/
Mifha671/
Mehva671/
Mujfa671/
Meafe671/
Mefoz671/
Mefee671/
Mefiz671/
Mefod671/
Mefop671/
Mefot671/
Mefui671/
Medfy671/
Mhefo671/
Mifat671/
Miefo671/
Mehfe671/
Mifad671/
Meffy671/
Moefo671/
Mmefe671/
Mmefi671/
Mywfa671/
Meyfaith670/

Mefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mefa in the Hindi language
मेफाmepha-
Mefa in the Russian language
Мефаmefa-

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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
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  • 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 Mefa
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