Meterfi Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Meterfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meterfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4041:95,62314,484
France1281:518,92871,816

Meterfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meterfi is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meterfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meterfi is the 587,571st most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Meterfi reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Mahgreb.

It is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 95,623. In Algeria Meterfi is primarily concentrated in: Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 58 percent live, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 23 percent live and Tlemcen Province, where 16 percent live. Apart from Algeria it exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metterfi931/
Mesterfi931/
Metarfi86480/
Materfi861/
Miterfi861/
Metrefi861/
Mettarfi801/
Matarfi7111/
Métarfi712/
Mitarfi711/
Motorfi711/
Motarfi711/
Matherfy673/
Mattarfi671/
Meisterpher560/

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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
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  • 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 Meterfi
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