Maaif Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Maaif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Maaif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maaif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maaif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻌﻴﻴﻒ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Maaif reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. Other than Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| M'Aaif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Maaf | 89 | 135 | / |
| Maif | 89 | 44 | / |
| Mahaife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Majaf | 80 | 492 | / |
| Mahaf | 80 | 262 | / |
| Maife | 80 | 128 | / |
| Mayif | 80 | 43 | / |
| Maiof | 80 | 29 | / |
| Maafs | 80 | 22 | / |
| Majif | 80 | 14 | / |
| Maafe | 80 | 10 | / |
| M'Aif | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maidf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maaiv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maiaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maaaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maf | 75 | 795 | / |
| Mif | 75 | 62 | / |
| Maiouf | 73 | 407 | / |
| M'Ayif | 73 | 99 | / |
| Mahjaf | 73 | 71 | / |
| Mahief | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mahafe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mayafe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Maaaaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maihof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mayife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maioff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahaff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mafe | 67 | 2,484 | / |
| Maab | 67 | 625 | / |
| Maib | 67 | 376 | / |
| Masf | 67 | 229 | / |
| Maff | 67 | 110 | / |
| Mauf | 67 | 83 | / |
| Majafhe | 67 | 83 | / |
| Maaw | 67 | 73 | / |
| Muif | 67 | 69 | / |
| Maihoff | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mahf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mife | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mhaf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mafp | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maav | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mahaffe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Miff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hmaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mayf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maiw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Majaffe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Majf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mapf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mief | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maafova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mahajiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahajib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Madf | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'Ayiff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahajaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mipf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mihf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maihouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maïf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mifs | 67 | 0 | / |
Maaif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maaif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻌﻴﻴﻒ | amyyf | - |
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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 Maaif
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