Mafakher Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mafakher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafakher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1781:431,36227,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mafakher (91) may also be a first name.

Mafakher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mafakher is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafakher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,248,410th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Mafakher reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mafakher is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 91 people.

The surname Mafakher is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 431,362. In Iran it is most frequent in: Isfahan Province, where 38 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 26 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found. Not including Iran it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafakhir88124/
Mofakher881/
Mafachher821/
Mafakir8038/
Mefaker801/
Mofaker801/
Mafachir7551/
Mafaqhir758/
Moufaker754/
Maufeker751/
Moufakker719/
Moufakhir711/
Mashfakir711/
Moffatker711/
Mofakir676/
Moufakir631,236/
Maifajir633/
Moffakir631/
Mofakkir631/
Moufakkir592,638/
Mouffakir5910/
Mouffakkir561/
Mefekir531/
Mophakir501/
Mophekir501/

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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 Mafakher
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