Maf Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Maf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5011:263,97023,900
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Syria361:536,1405,381
Jordan361:245,62310,225
Qatar161:147,37516,023
India111:69,733,217610,955
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Maf (1,123) may also be a first name.

Maf Last Name Facts

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

Maf (Hindi: माफ, Russian: Маф) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 432,755th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,166,724 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Maf reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Maf is also the 237,850th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 1,123 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 501 people, or 1 in 263,970. In Indonesia Maf is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 93 percent live, West Java, where 4 percent live and Central Java, where 3 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Syria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafe862,484/
Masf86229/
Maaf86135/
Maff86110/
Mauf8683/
Maif8644/
Mahf8622/
Mhaf8612/
Mafp8612/
Majf865/
Hmaf865/
Mayf865/
Maft865/
Mapf864/
Madf863/
Mazf862/
Mafz862/
Mafh862/
Mmaf862/
Maïf861/
Matf861/
Mafs860/
Maffe75749/
Mahaf75262/
Maife75128/
Mauff7598/
Masfe7588/
Maufe7572/
Maafs7522/
Maafe7510/
Mhafe759/
Mashf756/
Mafth755/
Maaif754/
M'Aif753/
Mauft752/
Meafe751/
Maaaf751/
Madfe751/
Mmasf751/
M'Aïf751/
Mattf751/
Meadf751/
Maffs751/
Matfe751/
Mayfe751/
Masdf751/
Maidf751/
Madff751/
Maw67108,697/
Mab671,545/
Mav671,081/
Mof67310/
Mafowa6766/
Mashhf6721/
Mahief6718/
Mahafe6712/
Mafova679/
Mahffz671/
Mauffe671/
Mhasfe671/
M'Aaif671/
Maaaaf671/
Mahaff670/

Maf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maf in the Hindi language
माफmapha81.82
मफmapha18.18
Maf in the Russian language
Мафmaf-

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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
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  • 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 Maf
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