Mefan Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mefan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mefan (38) may also be a first name.

Mefan Last Name Facts

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

Mefan (Hindi: मेफन, Russian: Мэфан) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mefan? popularity and diffusion

Mefan is the 1,967,751st most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname Mefan is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mefan are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most common given name on earth, borne by 38 people.

The last name Mefan is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 247,251. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 88 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 8 percent are found and Centre Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mefane911,627/
Mefand91338/
Mefang91203/
Meffan91191/
Mefant9113/
Mefaan911/
Meifan911/
Mesfan911/
Mefain911/
'Mefane8387/
Meifang8369/
Mmefane837/
Mefagne831/
Meafang831/
Mefaing831/
Meffand831/
Meefang831/
Mofan80487/
Mafan8074/
Mifan8054/
Mefon806/
Mefam801/
Mafain73408/
Mephan73193/
Maafan7388/
Mifang7344/
Moffan7329/
Mefoun7328/
Meffon7325/
Meefam7321/
Misfan7319/
Maifan7318/
Mefong7318/
Moifan7314/
Miffan7310/
Mefone739/
Maffan738/
Mafean734/
Mafhan734/
Mahfan732/
Mafaan732/
Mofain732/
Mefein732/
Mehvan732/
Mefeun731/
Mhafan731/
Mesfon731/
Meifon731/
Mofean731/
Mifane731/
Mofhan730/
Mephane67893/
Meephan67310/
Mefoung6783/
Metphan6771/
Maifang6721/
Mesfein6716/
Miefoun677/
Maifane677/
Muifang675/
Meifong674/
Maffain673/
Miffand673/
Mefoune673/
Mahafan672/
Maifand671/
Meffone671/
Mefogne671/
Mhafean671/
Meifoin671/
Mifeann670/

Mefan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mefan in the Hindi language
मेफनmephana-
Mefan in the Russian language
Мэфанmefan-

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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 Mefan
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