Mepham Surname

163,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mepham Surname Definition:

Meopham, a parish in Kent. This is an ancient surname, being one of the few of the local class used in Saxon times. One AElfgar aet Meapaham is mentioned by Mr. Kemble.

Mepham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4561:38,2684,977
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
Australia3201:84,3629,770
Canada2641:139,56714,363
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Wales711:43,5854,199
India451:17,045,897267,282
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5451:44,7255,568
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Mepham (84) may also be a first name.

Mepham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Meopham, a parish in Kent. This is an ancient surname, being one of the few of the local class used in Saxon times. One AElfgar aet Meapaham is mentioned by Mr. Kemble.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mepham Last Name Facts

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

Mepham (Tibetan: མི་ཕམ་) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mepham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 163,511th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,743,805 people. The surname Mepham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Mepham live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. Mepham is also the 1,046,220th most common given name at a global level It is held by 84 people.

The surname Mepham is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,456 people, or 1 in 38,268. In England it is most prevalent in: East Sussex, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Kent, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Mepham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mepham has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mepham last name expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 571 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mepham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mepham last name are 15.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mepham earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $44,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meapham920/
Mepam91128/
Mephan83193/
Mapham83136/
Mopham8348/
Mephom8315/
Mipham8315/
Mespam8310/
Mepame831/
Mepaim831/
Mephane77893/
Meephan77310/
Meshpam7799/
Metphan7771/
Meephom778/
Mapaham773/
Mophaim773/
Mepahan771/
Maypham771/
Meepaim771/
Meepeam771/
Mesphan770/
Mepan731,172/
Mapam7364/
Mopam735/
Mipam735/
Mepom732/
Mefam731/
Meephean7138/
Meephant7132/
Meephain717/
Meephoom711/
Meephang711/
Mahapham711/
Miphan671,383/
Meepan67351/
Mephon67188/
Meepom67119/
Mafham6761/
Mophom6721/
Meefam6721/
Mifham6711/
Moipam679/
Mahfam678/
Mespan678/
Mepang675/
Mispam675/
Mephachen674/
Mepane674/
Mepain674/
Mepaun672/
Mepoum672/
Maphom672/
Mehvan672/
Mepean671/
Metpan671/
Meppom671/
Myphan671/
Miepan671/
Mepann671/

Mepham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mepham in the Tibetan language
མི་ཕམ་mipam75
མི་པམ།mipam25

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