Hifz Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Hifz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hifz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
India161:47,941,586492,263
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Hifz (880) may also be a first name.

Hifz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hifz occurs most in Pakistan. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hifz? popularity and diffusion

Hifz is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Hifz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Hifz live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 274,086th most common first name globally It is held by 880 people.

The last name Hifz is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,969,864. In Pakistan Hifz is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 87 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent reside and Sindh, where 2 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haifz8912/
Heifz891/
Hif86165/
Ifz867/
Heifez8024/
Haif752,507/
Khif75615/
Hife75408/
Chif75265/
Heif75245/
Hiff75234/
Hief75143/
Hipf75108/
Hift7539/
Hoif755/
Hefz753/
Huif752/
Iftz752/
Hisf752/
Hiof752/
Ifzx752/
Hiwz752/
Hibz751/
Oifz751/
Yhfz751/
Aifz751/
Ivfz751/
Jhif751/
Gifz751/
Hidf751/
Hijf751/
Hifc751/
Hjif751/
Hivz751/
Isfz751/
Ifzz751/
Ifzh751/
Ifcz751/
Ifhz751/
Jifz751/
Heifetz73668/
Haifetz736/
Chief672,668/
If671,337/
Khaif671,191/
Chaif671,037/
Chife67567/
Khoif67373/
Cheifetz67313/
Chaifetz67278/
Cheif67139/
Heift67122/
Hiffe6744/
Hibsz6734/
Chiff6728/
Iohfz6725/
Hieff6717/
Choif679/
Heife678/
Kheifetz675/
Heefz675/
Heiff674/
Haife672/
Chift672/
Haiff672/
Ahaif672/
Hiofh672/
Huift671/
Uhpfz671/
Haaif671/
Hjaif671/
Chidf671/
Khipf671/
Chivz671/
Heifs671/
Heiwz671/
Håief671/
Ahief671/
Aheif671/
Kheif671/
Khifs671/
Heijf671/
Huiff671/
Heftz670/
Chiwz670/
Hoift670/

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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 Hifz
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