Mefi Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mefi (816) may also be a first name.

Mefi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mefi (Hindi: मेफी, Russian: Мефи) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mefi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Mefi occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Mefi reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Mefi is also the 286,135th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 816 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 28 percent live, West Sepik, where 24 percent live and Northern, where 16 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Lesotho, where 15 percent live.

Mefi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mefi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning R 224,868 per year and in United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,847 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehfi89317/
Mefie8965/
Meffi8943/
'Mefi8936/
Meafi8918/
Mefit8913/
Mefio8911/
Moefi8910/
Meyfi895/
Mefih894/
Mefid893/
Meifi892/
Maefi892/
Meefi892/
Mefai891/
Mefiz891/
Mefui891/
Mmefi891/
Mezőfi80504/
Medfai80272/
Maefai8087/
Messfi8038/
Mehfai8029/
Meffie807/
Meefai805/
Meffei802/
Mesfih802/
Mehfid801/
Meifei801/
Mechfi801/
Mefieh801/
Metfai801/
Mefihe801/
Meffis800/
Mefitt800/
Mewfie800/
Mesfit800/
Mafi7522,361/
Mifi75391/
Mefe75346/
Mefa75310/
Mofi75284/
Mefy7519/
Maeffie731/
Medfish731/
Meffitt731/
Maffi675,946/
Maafi674,689/
Mafie674,542/
Maifi671,955/
Meffe67756/
Moffi67594/
Mafei67584/
Mafai67566/
Mofij67478/
Mahfi67454/
Mafui67210/
Mefed67160/
Mefeu67145/
Mgifi67109/
Miefa67102/
Mephi6781/
Mhafi6778/
Mafij6762/
Mmifi6757/
Mefeh6749/
Miffi6738/
Mehvi6734/
Meifa6728/
Meffa6728/
Mafih6727/
'Mifi6725/
Mifai6721/
Mafoi6719/
Mifoi6718/
Mewfa6712/
Medfisch6712/
Mifid6710/
Mefer6710/
Mefaj679/
Mefuj678/
Muifi676/
Moifi675/
Mefej675/
Mofie674/
Meufe674/
Majfi674/
Meefa674/
Maefe673/
Mefoa673/
Moefy673/
Mohfi673/
Mifit672/
Moefe672/
Miofi672/
Mofei672/
Mefet672/
Mefea672/
Myfit672/
Mafhi671/
Meefe671/
Mefoj671/
Mapfi671/
Mifiz671/
Meafa671/
Meafe671/
Mayfi671/
Maâfi671/
Maïfi671/
Mefaa671/
Mefee671/
Medfy671/
Mifie671/
Mehfe671/
Meffy671/
Mmefe671/
Mitfi671/
Meyfaith670/
Meheffie670/

Mefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mefi in the Hindi language
मेफीmephi-
Mefi in the Russian language
Мефиmefi-

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