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
Meftah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡ) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meftah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,828th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 248,994 people. This surname 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 numerous first name at a global level It is held by 11,678 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 17,360 people, or 1 in 2,225. In Algeria Meftah is primarily found 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 is also found in Morocco, where 34 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Meftah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Meftah are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political 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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Footnotes
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