Mefferd Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

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

Mefferd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mefferd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7961:455,35038,933
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Mefferd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mefferd is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mefferd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 430,675th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Mefferd are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 796 people, or 1 in 455,350. In The United States Mefferd is mostly found in: Iowa, where 20 percent are found, Ohio, where 12 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Mefferd occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.

Mefferd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mefferd has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mefferd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mefferd surname are 26.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.16% being registered to vote for the party.

Mefferd earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $41,992 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mefferdt931/
Meffer9273/
Meferd925/
Mefford864,953/
Meffert863,976/
Medffer862/
Meffier861/
Mofferd860/
Meffard860/
Mifferd860/
Medferd860/
Meffred860/
Mefer8310/
Mefferte8073/
Meiffert8058/
Meiferdt8028/
Maeffert8015/
Moeffert8011/
Meiffred802/
Mesfer775,040/
Meffre771,321/
Mefere7755/
Medfer7747/
Meford7711/
Mefert7711/
Mefred772/
Mezfer772/
Maferd771/
Meifer771/
Meefer771/
Meufer770/
Moeffaert754/
Meidferdt751/
Mofford71680/
Meifert71353/
Maffert71141/
Miefert7176/
Meiffre7174/
Mäffert7170/
Maffard7139/
Meyffre7126/
Möffert7126/
Miffred7112/
Moffard717/
Mafford717/
Meffire715/
Midferd713/
Mifford712/
Mehford712/
Moffert711/
Mojffer711/
Mujffer711/
Miffert711/
Mehfred711/
Meffair711/
Maeford711/
Meifard711/
Meffort710/
Meifeer710/
Meiffret67180/
Mefre6750/
Meyffret6717/
Meyferth6710/
Maiffred679/
Mefir674/
Meiferts674/
Meyfardh671/
Mayffred671/
Maifeard671/
Moffaert671/
Mifer671/

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Mefferd Reference & Research

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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 Mefferd
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