Mesfin Surname

1,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Mesfin Surname User-submission:

Mesfin is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: Mesfin Hagos, militant and founding member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front.

Mesfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia335,9641:29032
Eritrea17,7161:268108
United States4701:771,18959,919
Israel1951:43,8855,918
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England841:663,31038,317
Canada591:624,50251,218
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Norway201:257,11427,149
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
India51:153,413,076951,030
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
China41:341,830,39216,990
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mesfin (187,457) may also be a first name.

Mesfin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mesfin is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: Mesfin Hagos, militant and founding member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front.

- romin

Mesfin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mesfin (Russian: Месфин) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mesfin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mesfin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mesfin is the 1,531st most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,536 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mesfin are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Mesfin is also the 5,595th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 187,457 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 335,964 people, or 1 in 290. Excluding Ethiopia it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Eritrea, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mesfin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mesfin surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mesfin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.09% less than the national average, earning 255,774 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.08% less than the national average, earning R 147,156 per year; in United States they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $41,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.94% less than the national average, earning $39,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mesfien922,094/
Messfin9226/
Mmesfin921/
Measfin921/
Mesfisn921/
Mesffin921/
Mesfn9145/
Mefin9113/
Mesfen8315,507/
Meffin8348/
Mmefin8313/
Misfin834/
Masfin834/
Mefina833/
Mefing833/
Mesfne831/
Meafin831/
Mosfin831/
Meufin830/
Meifina7731/
Meffina776/
Messfen774/
Meffing773/
Mesffen771/
Mesfeun771/
Mifin7310/
Mefen736/
Mefne730/
Medfindt710/
Meffen67303/
Miffin6768/
Mefeng6758/
Masfen6729/
Meifen6714/
Misfen679/
Mifina675/
Mephin674/
Meefen671/
Mefeun671/
Mifing671/
Mehvin671/
Miefen671/
Misfyn671/
Mayfin670/
Maifin670/

Mesfin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mesfin in the Russian language
Месфинmesfin-

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