Meff Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Meff Surname Definition:

A rare surname found in Aberdeen may be of local origin from Meft in Moray. There was a lord-provost of this name in Aberdeen some years ago.

Meff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland231:162,7496,621
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Meff (13) may also be a first name.

Meff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A rare surname found in Aberdeen may be of local origin from Meft in Moray. There was a lord-provost of this name in Aberdeen some years ago.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Meff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meff (Russian: Мефф) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meff is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Meff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Meff live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name in the world, held by 13 people.

Meff is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 12 percent reside, Iowa, where 12 percent reside and Ohio, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 22 percent reside and Russia, where 16 percent reside.

Meff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Meff are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Meff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,490 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meffe89756/
Meiff892/
Meffs891/
Mef86163/
Meyffe801/
Mefe75346/
Mefs7511/
Miff758/
Mehf757/
Meft755/
Meef755/
Mhef754/
Mief754/
Meif754/
Medf753/
Meyf752/
Mesf752/
Mewf752/
Meuf751/
Mgef751/
Hmef751/
Mefz751/
Mevf751/
Mefh751/
Mehedff734/
Meffowa731/
Meheffe730/
Mioff677/
Mjffe671/
Mmefe671/
Mehfe671/
Méffe671/
Meafe671/
Mgiff671/
Meefe671/
Meadf671/

Meff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meff in the Russian language
Меффmeff-

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