Meffer Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Meffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Meffer Last Name Facts

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

Meffer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meffer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Meffer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Meffer live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Meffer is most numerous in: Michigan, where 76 percent live, Alabama, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Meffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meffer surname grew 833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meffer last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the party.

Meffer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,240 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meffert923,976/
Mefferd92800/
Medffer922/
Meffier921/
Meffe91756/
Mefer9110/
Meiffert8658/
Mefferdt861/
Mesfer835,040/
Meffre831,321/
Maffer83101/
Mefere8355/
Medfer8347/
Meffeu8328/
Moffer8317/
Meuffe8312/
Mefert8311/
Meffie837/
Meferd835/
Meffei832/
Mezfer832/
Meefer831/
Meifer831/
Meffeh831/
Meyffe831/
Meffet830/
Maefer830/
Meufer830/
Meffey830/
Meffed830/
Mefe80346/
Meifert77353/
Meiffre7774/
Mäffert7770/
Meyffre7726/
Möffert7726/
Meffire775/
Mofferr773/
Moffier772/
Meffair771/
Miffert771/
Mujffer771/
Mojffer771/
Meuffeu771/
Meheffe770/
Meiffee770/
Mifferd770/
Medferd770/
Meifeer770/
Mefed73160/
Mefeu73145/
Mafer73134/
Mefie7365/
Mefre7350/
Mefeh7349/
Meffi7343/
Meffa7328/
Mofer7312/
Mefej735/
Meufe734/
Mefir734/
Mefet732/
Mefea732/
Meefe731/
Mifer731/
Meafe731/
Méffe731/
Mefee731/
Mehfe731/
Meffy731/
Mmefe731/
Mjffe731/
Meiferdt7128/
Meyferth7110/
Mahaffer712/
Meheffey710/
Meheffie710/
Mefire6716,764/
Misfer67372/
Miffre67106/
Mefeae6749/
Mizfer6727/
Miffie6723/
Miefir679/
Mayfer675/
Mhifer674/
Mefeed674/
Maafer673/
Maifer673/
Mefest672/
Meafee672/
Mafear672/
Meufeu672/
Mafier672/
Mofier671/
Majfer671/
Mifeer671/
Meidferdt671/
Meifee671/
Meifei671/
Meifet671/
Mhefre671/
Mofher671/
Mefe'e671/
Mefieh671/
Mefirr671/
Mefyre671/
Mifere671/
Mifert671/
Moiffe671/
Moffir671/
Mesfey671/
Meifey671/
Mesfeh671/
Meafes671/
Mefeth671/
Mefihe671/
Moifer671/
Mhefey671/
Miffey670/
Meffis670/
Mewfie670/
Medfee670/
Miffhe670/

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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 Meffer
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