Mep Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2781:29,3303,352
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Mép (1) are calculated separately.

Mep (183) may also be a first name.

Mep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mep (Hindi: मेप, Oriya: େମପ, Russian: Мэп) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mép. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mep? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 876,631st most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Mep are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Mep is also the 673,127th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 183 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 29,330. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 72 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 10 percent reside and East Sepik, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Mep Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mep has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 8 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mep Last Name Statistics demography

Mep earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.29% less than the national average, earning $24,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mép891/
Mepe86269/
Meps8647/
Meap8631/
Meip8617/
Mepp8610/
Medp866/
Meep865/
Miep864/
Mhep863/
Mept862/
Mesp861/
Mejp861/
Metp861/
Meyp861/
Hmep861/
Me8022,182/
Mhepe75172/
Meepe7540/
Meape7538/
Meppe7531/
Mehep7517/
Mmepe759/
Mespe755/
Meipe754/
Mephe753/
Meeps752/
Meepp751/
Meupp751/
Meeph751/
Medpe751/
Meaps751/
Meshp751/
Mepps750/
Meyps750/
Mei671,162,618/
Mee6725,977/
Med6720,801/
Mea6715,044/
Met6713,169/
Mey6712,723/
Meh6710,204/
Mie679,199/
Mer678,485/
Mme674,847/
Mes674,813/
Mez673,474/
Mãe671,358/
Meu67838/
Mej67767/
Mäe67572/
Mev67438/
Meç67295/
Myp67127/
Mip67121/
Mhe6781/
Meb6750/
Mge6732/
Mje6729/
Meš6717/
Hme6716/
Meaphe6713/
Meï6710/
Mée679/
Mheepe674/
Mepova672/
Meÿ671/
Mjp671/

Mep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mep in the Oriya language
େମପemapa-
Mep in the Hindi language
मेपmepa80
मेपीmepi20
Mep in the Russian language
Мэпmep-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mep
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