Mefe Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2701:76,9229,480
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Mefe (64) may also be a first name.

Mefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mefe (Russian: Мефе) is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mefe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 807,857th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mefe reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 64 people.

It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 76,922. In Cameroon Mefe is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent reside, South Region, where 18 percent reside and Centre Region, where 18 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Gabon, where 3 percent reside.

Mefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mefe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mefe surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meffe89756/
Mefed89160/
Mefeu89145/
Mefie8965/
Mefeh8949/
Mefer8910/
Mefej895/
Meufe894/
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Mefet892/
Mefea892/
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Meafe891/
Mefee891/
Mehfe891/
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Mef86163/
Mesfer805,040/
Meffer8073/
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Medfer8047/
Meffeu8028/
Meuffe8012/
Meffie807/
Mefeed804/
Mefest802/
Meafee802/
Meffei802/
Mezfer802/
Meufeu802/
Meefer801/
Meifee801/
Meifei801/
Meifer801/
Meifet801/
Moefee801/
Mefe'e801/
Meffeh801/
Mefieh801/
Meyffe801/
Mesfey801/
Meifey801/
Mesfeh801/
Meafes801/
Mefeth801/
Mefihe801/
Mhefey801/
Meffet800/
Mewfie800/
Meffey800/
Medfee800/
Meffed800/
Mafe752,484/
Mofe75778/
Mefa75310/
Mefi75116/
Meev7567/
Meew7564/
Meff7537/
Mife7521/
Mefy7519/
Mefs7511/
Mehf757/
Meef755/
Meft755/
Myfe755/
Mief754/
Meif754/
Mhef754/
Meeb753/
Medf753/
Mewf752/
Mesf752/
Meyf752/
Mefh751/
Meuf751/
Mevf751/
Mefz751/
Mgef751/
Hmef751/
Meafeae733/
Medffer732/
Maeffie731/
Meuffeu731/
Mehfesh731/
Meheffe730/
Meiffee730/
Meifeer730/
Maffe67749/
Mafei67584/
Mafeu67397/
Mehfi67317/
Maife67128/
Moffe67117/
Miefa67102/
Mafee6755/
Meffi6743/
'Mefi6736/
Meifa6728/
Meffa6728/
Mafea6723/
Mofee6721/
Meafi6718/
Mafeh6717/
Mefit6713/
Mewfa6712/
Mefio6711/
Maafe6710/
Mahfe6710/
Moefi6710/
Mafey679/
Mefaj679/
Mhafe679/
Mefuj678/
Moife678/
Meesw676/
Meyfi675/
Mofea674/
Meefa674/
Mofeu674/
Mefih674/
Meewh674/
Mephe673/
Mefid673/
Mefoa673/
Moefy673/
Mheew673/
Meifi672/
Mettfett672/
Meevs672/
Meiff672/
Muife672/
Maefi672/
Mofei672/
Meefi672/
Hmeew672/
Mgeew672/
Mheeb672/
Mehev671/
Mayfe671/
Meadf671/
Meetv671/
Meffs671/
Mefoj671/
Mifer671/
Mefai671/
Meafa671/
Méffe671/
Mefaa671/
Mefiz671/
Mefui671/
Medfy671/
Mofey671/
Meffy671/
Mmefi671/
Mmofe671/
Meejw671/
Meeph671/
Meeww671/
Mjffe671/
Mifes670/
Meheffey670/
Meheffie670/

Mefe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mefe in the Russian language
Мефеmefe-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mefe
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