Mafi Surname
Approximately 22,361 people bear this surname
Mafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 14,596 | 1:5,261 | 721 |
| Tonga | 1,997 | 1:54 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 1,877 | 1:95,175 | 3,106 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| Fiji | 503 | 1:1,778 | 254 |
| United States | 382 | 1:948,845 | 70,809 |
| Zimbabwe | 236 | 1:65,416 | 9,847 |
| New Zealand | 180 | 1:25,157 | 4,394 |
| Israel | 151 | 1:56,673 | 7,302 |
| Australia | 144 | 1:187,470 | 18,739 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82 | 1:99,436 | 13,359 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Nigeria | 74 | 1:2,393,821 | 79,921 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Lesotho | 43 | 1:47,269 | 7,569 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| American Samoa | 19 | 1:2,935 | 631 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Niue | 1 | 1:1,614 | 145 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
The alternate forms: Mâfi (1) are calculated separately.
Mafi (11,956) may also be a first name.
Mafi Demographics
Mafi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Mafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mafi (Arabic: مافي, Bengali: মফি, Hindi: मफी, Oriya: ମଫି, Russian: Мафи) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mâfi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,207th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 325,904 people. The surname Mafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Mafi live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 54,327th most frequent given name internationally, held by 11,956 people.
The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 14,596 people, or 1 in 5,261. In Iran it is mostly found in: Qazvin Province, where 60 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran Mafi is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in Tonga, where 9 percent reside and Pakistan, where 8 percent reside.
Mafi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mafi last name is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Mafi surname are 1.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.32% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mafi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $44,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.4% more than the national average, earning $60,814 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mafi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଫି | maphi | - |
| Mafi in the Hindi language | ||
| मफी | maphi | 72.28 |
| माफी | maphi | 27.31 |
| माफि | maphi | 0.08 |
| मफि | maphi | 0.04 |
| मणी | mani | 0.02 |
| सपी | sapi | 0.02 |
| मा़फी | maphi | 0.02 |
| Mafi in the Bengali language | ||
| মফি | maphi | 50 |
| মাফি | maphi | 50 |
| Mafi in the Russian language | ||
| Мафи | mafi | - |
| Mafi in the Arabic language | ||
| مافي | mafy | - |
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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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- 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 Mafi
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