Mefe Surname
Approximately 346 people bear this surname
Mefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 270 | 1:76,922 | 9,480 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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 last name Mefe (Russian: Мефе) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mefe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 807,857th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 64 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 76,922. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent live, South Region, where 18 percent live and Centre Region, where 18 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Gabon, where 3 percent live.
Mefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mefe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mefe surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mefe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mefe in the Russian language | ||
| Мефе | mefe | - |
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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 Mefe
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