Mekafi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Mekafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mekafi (19) may also be a first name.

Mekafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mekafi has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekafi? popularity and diffusion

Mekafi is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mekafi reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename on earth, borne by 19 people.

The surname is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Excluding Algeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekhafi923/
Mekatfi921/
Mekafai921/
Mekaffi921/
Mekaffie862/
Makafi83114/
Mokafi8364/
Mekefi8323/
Mikafi834/
Mekafa831/
Mekhachfi801/
Makafui772,294/
Mokafih77342/
Makaafi77319/
Maikafi77166/
Makhafi77149/
Mokhafi7741/
Mekhefi7720/
Mekeffi7711/
Meikefi773/
Makaffi773/
Makafyi771/
Mekoufi771/
Mekafes771/
Mekeifi771/
Maikaffi7138/
Maikaifi719/
Meikeffi716/
Maikaefi711/
Mekaffes711/
Mikashfi711/
Makhaifi711/
Mechkafe711/
Makaffie710/
Makofi672,442/
Mekhophai67113/
Makafe6798/
Meshkoufi679/
Mokofi676/
Makefi675/
Mikefi674/
Mokefi673/
Mocafi671/
Mekefe671/

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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 Mekafi
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