Mefah Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Mefah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 81 | 1:256,408 | 24,973 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mefah (18) may also be a first name.
Mefah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mefah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mefah is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mefah are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mefah is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 18 people.
The surname Mefah is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 256,408. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 69 percent are found, West Region, where 25 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mefaha | 91 | 97 | / |
| Miefah | 91 | 9 | / |
| Meifah | 91 | 9 | / |
| Meffah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mefa | 89 | 310 | / |
| Metfaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meufaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meffaah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mevah | 80 | 144 | / |
| Miefa | 80 | 102 | / |
| Mefoh | 80 | 98 | / |
| Mafah | 80 | 78 | / |
| Mefat | 80 | 37 | / |
| Mofah | 80 | 29 | / |
| Meffa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Meifa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mefaz | 80 | 19 | / |
| Moefa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mewfa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Maefa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mefaj | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mifah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meefa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Metfa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mefoa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mefea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Medfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mehfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mefga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mefai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mefaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyfaith | 77 | 0 | / |
| Medfai | 73 | 272 | / |
| Maifah | 73 | 88 | / |
| Maefai | 73 | 87 | / |
| Muifah | 73 | 61 | / |
| Mejfas | 73 | 50 | / |
| Mefeae | 73 | 49 | / |
| Mehfai | 73 | 29 | / |
| Moffah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Maefau | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mafaha | 73 | 19 | / |
| Maafah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mehfat | 73 | 13 | / |
| Mefooh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mayfah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Medfay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Meefai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Medfaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maffah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mahfah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mefa'a | 73 | 3 | / |
| Messfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meefaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mefouh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meszfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Majfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mechfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mesfoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mawfah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mefhat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mieyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maevah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mafauh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Medfaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meifat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Metfai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mofaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moifah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mefaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meafay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mafa | 67 | 13,985 | / |
| Mefo | 67 | 2,155 | / |
| Mofa | 67 | 2,063 | / |
| Mifa | 67 | 721 | / |
| Mesfouh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mepfhuo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Muiffah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muisfah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Meafeae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Myfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mefouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maffaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misfath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meffatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maaafah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayfath | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mefah
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