Menefy Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Menefy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menefy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Menefy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menefy is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menefy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menefy is the 1,785,358th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Menefy are found; 87 percent are found in Australasia and 87 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most common in New Zealand, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 60,378. In New Zealand it is most frequent in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 29 percent are found, Northland Region, where 28 percent are found and Auckland Region, where 21 percent are found. Barring New Zealand it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Menefy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Menefy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Menefy surname increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menefey922/
Menefay922/
Menofy83154/
Menefe8312/
Menafy834/
Menefa832/
Menify831/
Monefy831/
Menefee775,991/
Mehnefi7740/
Meneffe7715/
Menefei7714/
Menefes774/
Megnefi771/
Meneffa771/
Menefie771/
Menefer771/
Meneffee716/
Menesfee713/
Meneefee712/
Meenefee711/
Meinefer710/
Meneffer710/
Manafy67193/
Manefe6738/
Menifa6719/
Menafi6718/
Monofy679/
Minofy679/
Monify675/
Menifi673/
Manefi672/
Monefe672/
Manify672/
Monefi671/
Menofe671/
Menife671/
Minify670/

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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 Menefy
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