Maffal Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Maffal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maffal (10) may also be a first name.
Maffal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maffal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maffal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻔﺎﻝ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maffal.
How Common Is The Last Name Maffal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Maffal reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 10 people.
Maffal is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafal | 91 | 53 | / |
| Mafale | 83 | 927 | / |
| Maifal | 83 | 99 | / |
| Meffal | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mafalh | 83 | 14 | / |
| Mahfal | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mayfal | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mafall | 83 | 3 | / |
| Maufal | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mhafal | 83 | 2 | / |
| Moffal | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mazfal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafeal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Madfal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mafaile | 77 | 345 | / |
| Maifale | 77 | 161 | / |
| Mhafale | 77 | 9 | / |
| Machfal | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mafasil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafayle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafalle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mafgall | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mayfall | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maifaul | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maifail | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahafal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moffall | 77 | 0 | / |
| Moffalt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mefal | 73 | 78 | / |
| Mofal | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mahafale | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mayfeald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mafole | 67 | 1,391 | / |
| Moufal | 67 | 145 | / |
| Mefail | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mahfol | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mefall | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mofale | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moofal | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mafeul | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mafoul | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mofail | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahval | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maphal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mofall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojfal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mefaul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moifal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masfol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moffol | 67 | 1 | / |
Maffal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maffal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻔﺎﻝ | mfal | - |
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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 Maffal
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