Meif Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Israel

Meif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Meif (17) may also be a first name.

Meif Last Name Facts

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

Meif occurs most in Thailand. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meif? popularity and diffusion

Meif is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Meif are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Pathum Thani Province, where 50 percent are found. Besides Thailand this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiff892/
Mef86163/
Mif8662/
Meihof803/
M'Eyif802/
Meiyof801/
Mefe75346/
Muif7569/
Maif7544/
Meff7537/
Mife7521/
Mefs7511/
Miff758/
Mehf757/
Meef755/
Meft755/
Moif754/
Mief754/
Mhef754/
Medf753/
Mesf752/
Meib752/
Maef752/
Mewf752/
Mipf752/
Mihf752/
Meyf752/
Meiw752/
Mefz751/
Hmef751/
Mgif751/
Mgef751/
Muef751/
Mefh751/
Meuf751/
Mevf751/
Meiv751/
Miof751/
Mifs750/
Meihoff7326/
Meffe67756/
Maife67128/
Meyof6764/
Mayef6747/
Mayif6743/
Mojif6740/
Mujif6730/
Maiof6729/
Majif6714/
Miyaf6710/
Moife678/
Mioff677/
Maaif674/
Meufe674/
M'Aif673/
Muife672/
Meyaf672/
Meyef672/
Meiws672/
Majef671/
Meafe671/
Mhifp671/
Mmefe671/
Mejib671/
Mehfe671/
Maidf671/
Meadf671/
Meefe671/
Meffs671/
Maiaf671/
Meiev671/
Mejiv671/
Mgiff671/
Moyef671/
Maief671/
Mujef671/

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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 Meif
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