Hafazh Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Hafazh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hafazh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Hafazh (1,836) may also be a first name.

Hafazh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hafazh is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafazh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Hafazh is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hafazh are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Hafazh is also the 178,027th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 1,836 people.

Hafazh is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran it is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 58 percent live, Mazandaran Province, where 32 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 5 percent live. Besides Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hafaz91959/
Afazh919/
Hafaze83678/
Hafash83144/
Hafach83107/
Hafaiz8359/
Hayfaz8322/
Haffaz8317/
Haifaz8315/
Hafeaz835/
Hafadz832/
Ahafaz831/
Hafazs831/
Hafaaz831/
Hafarz831/
Afazhe831/
Afaz801,763/
Khafash77996/
Hafache77191/
Haffach7764/
Hafeezh779/
Hafeizh774/
Hasfash771/
Haffaiz771/
Hafashh771/
Afash731,402/
Hafas73124/
Hafaj73104/
Ahfaz7394/
Affaz7316/
Aafaz7312/
Afaze7310/
Hefaz7310/
Afarz737/
Afach737/
Afaiz736/
Afaaz732/
Ehfaz731/
Hafac731/
Haffache711/
Khaffash711/
Hafazova711/
Affash67369/
Affach67275/
Hafeiz67147/
Hofash6762/
Ahafaj6738/
Haffas6736/
Afache6724/
Hafase6716/
Hafouz6715/
Hofayz6712/
Hafaci676/
Haifaj675/
Hafaij674/
Asfash674/
Chafas673/
Asfach672/
Afachh672/
Khafhashh671/
Hawfax671/
Hefaaz671/
Hajfas671/
Hafats671/
Aafash671/
Afeezh671/
Afhaaz671/
Jafash671/
Hafoiz671/
Gafash671/
Aifaze671/
Haffoz671/
Heefaz671/
Ahfaaz671/

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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 Hafazh
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