Meftah Surname
Approximately 29,268 people bear this surname
Meftah Surname User-submission:
Mefth means 'key' in Arabic. It is written مفتاح in the Arabic alphabet.
Meftah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 17,360 | 1:2,225 | 251 |
| Morocco | 10,054 | 1:3,429 | 322 |
| France | 301 | 1:220,673 | 34,242 |
| Spain | 262 | 1:178,443 | 12,629 |
| Bahrain | 250 | 1:5,394 | 963 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Belgium | 91 | 1:126,337 | 18,388 |
| Tunisia | 82 | 1:7,447 | 1,250 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| United Arab Emirates | 44 | 1:208,233 | 14,206 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Meftah (11,678) may also be a first name.
Meftah Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mefth means 'key' in Arabic. It is written مفتاح in the Arabic alphabet.
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Meftah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meftah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meftah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡ) is found most in Algeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meftah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,828th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 248,994 people. The last name Meftah occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Meftah reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Mahgreb. Meftah is also the 55,204th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 11,678 people.
The surname Meftah is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 17,360 people, or 1 in 2,225. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 10 percent reside, Biskra Province, where 9 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Algeria it is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 34 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Meftah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meftah last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.
The amount Meftah earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.59% more than the national average, earning $50,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning $36,834 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meftahy | 92 | 139 | / |
| Mieftah | 92 | 29 | / |
| Mefttah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Meftaha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Meftach | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mehftah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Meftaah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mefhtah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mefftah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Metftah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mesftah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meeftah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mefta | 91 | 1,303 | / |
| Mefftahe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moftah | 83 | 54,962 | / |
| Miftah | 83 | 35,346 | / |
| Maftah | 83 | 3,655 | / |
| Mevtah | 83 | 20 | / |
| Meftha | 83 | 3 | / |
| Meftoh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meftai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meftouh | 77 | 1,095 | / |
| Maftaha | 77 | 1,019 | / |
| Miftahu | 77 | 172 | / |
| Miftach | 77 | 32 | / |
| Mifthah | 77 | 26 | / |
| Mifftah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Miftaha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Moftahh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maftajh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mefthai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmiftah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mifta | 73 | 11,983 | / |
| Mafta | 73 | 88 | / |
| Mofta | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mebta | 73 | 10 | / |
| Moftahei | 71 | 104 | / |
| Moftahey | 71 | 9 | / |
| Moftahah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mifthaah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mifthahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miffthah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mawtah | 67 | 427 | / |
| Miftha | 67 | 399 | / |
| Maftaa | 67 | 200 | / |
| Miftau | 67 | 100 | / |
| Miftahova | 67 | 65 | / |
| Maftea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Movtah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Moftau | 67 | 13 | / |
| Maftau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Miftaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moftaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maefto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maftai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maftha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maafta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mebtha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meftei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meftey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moftahaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moffta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maftoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miftay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahfta | 67 | 0 | / |
Meftah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meftah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡ | mftah | 95.83 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺘﺎﺡ | almftah | 4.17 |
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