Meffin Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Meffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England21:12,187,685173,419

Meffin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meffin is found in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meffin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Meffin occurs mostly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Meffin reside; 48 percent reside in Australasia and 48 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Meffin is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 226,416. In New Zealand Meffin is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of New Zealand Meffin is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 42 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Meffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meffin has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meffin Last Name Statistics demography

Meffin earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meffina926/
Meffing923/
Mesffin921/
Mefin9113/
Mesfin83354,872/
Meffen83303/
Maffin83289/
Miffin8368/
Mmefin8313/
Moffin835/
Mefing833/
Mefina833/
Meafin831/
Meufin830/
Meifina7731/
Messfin7726/
Mmesfin771/
Measfin771/
Mesfisn771/
Mesffen771/
Mafin73128/
Mesfn7345/
Mofin7331/
Mifin7310/
Mefen736/
Mefne730/
Medfindt710/
Mesfen6715,507/
Mahfin67342/
Mefeng6758/
Moffen6726/
Meifen6714/
Maafin678/
Mifina675/
Mephin674/
Misfin674/
Maffen672/
Mehvin671/
Mesfne671/
Miefen671/
Mefeun671/
Meefen671/
Mifing671/
Mohfin671/
Maifin670/
Mayfin670/
Miffen670/

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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
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  • 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 Meffin
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