Mafi Surname

24,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Tonga

Mafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran14,5961:5,261721
Tonga1,9971:545
Pakistan1,8771:95,1753,106
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Fiji5031:1,778254
United States3821:948,84570,809
Zimbabwe2361:65,4169,847
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Israel1511:56,6737,302
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
India751:10,227,538196,136
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Canada721:511,74443,418
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
England581:960,65648,451
Lesotho431:47,2697,569
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
France221:3,019,215204,848
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
American Samoa191:2,935631
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Norway71:734,61250,907
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Niue11:1,614145
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: Mâfi (1) are calculated separately.

Mafi (11,956) may also be a first name.

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 most in Iran. It may also be found as: Mâfi. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafi? popularity and diffusion

Mafi is the 24,207th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 325,904 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Mafi reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mafi is also the 54,327th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 11,956 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 14,596 people, or 1 in 5,261. In Iran Mafi is most frequent in: Qazvin Province, where 60 percent live, Tehran Province, where 18 percent live and Alborz Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Iran Mafi is found in 75 countries. It is also found in Tonga, where 9 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.

Mafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (75%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Mafi surname are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.32% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mâfi921/
Maffi895,946/
Maafi894,689/
Mafie894,542/
Maifi891,955/
Maufi891,353/
Mafei89584/
Mafai89566/
Mahfi89454/
Mafiz89415/
Mafui89210/
Mafio89111/
Mhafi8978/
Masfi8976/
Mafid8967/
Mafij8962/
Mafit8952/
Mafih8927/
Mafis8925/
Mafoi8919/
Meafi8918/
Mafii895/
Mafiy894/
Madfi894/
Majfi894/
Matfi893/
Maefi892/
Mafhi891/
Mapfi891/
Mayfi891/
Maâfi891/
Maïfi891/
Maffei8021,288/
Mashfi80813/
Matfei80277/
Maiffi80205/
Mafish80185/
Maffit80175/
Madfai80167/
Maffie80154/
Maffio80148/
Maffii80147/
Mafeis8088/
Maefai8087/
Mafait8050/
Madfis8044/
Masfai8043/
Maffai8041/
Mafaiz8037/
Mafaid8021/
Maufid8021/
Mhafiz8019/
Mahafi8014/
Maaifi8010/
Maufij808/
Matfis805/
Matfui804/
Maufit804/
Mafaia804/
Mafich803/
Masfei802/
Mafieh802/
Mafidd802/
Mahfij801/
Maffui801/
Mafitt801/
Matfhi801/
Mafais801/
Maaffi801/
Maafit801/
Mafféi801/
Mafiey801/
Maifii801/
Maifio801/
Maifit801/
Maifui801/
Mahfai801/
Mafioa801/
Masfid801/
Matfai801/
Maifei801/
Maffis800/
Mafa7513,985/
Mafe752,484/
Mofi75284/
Mefi75116/
Mafy7514/
Mafé7510/
Maffeis736,026/
Maffitt73277/
Maffait7381/
Maffuid7317/
Masfuid7315/
Mhaifid7311/
Mashhfi739/
Mahafij737/
Massfih735/
Machfij732/
Maeffie731/
Mafauij731/
Mafeich731/
Maufait731/
Mashfid731/
Mashfit731/
Maffais731/
Mafféis731/
Mhaffiz731/
Mahafis731/
Maaffei731/
Maffith730/
Mahafie730/
Maufeit730/
Mapfitt730/
Maafa676,503/
Mofid674,015/
Maffa671,956/
Mofiz671,769/
Maffe67749/
Mahvi67620/
Moffi67594/
Mofij67478/
Mafeu67397/
Mafoa67323/
Mehfi67317/
Maufa67285/
Mahaffie67204/
Maifa67170/
Mapfa67163/
Mofit67146/
Mafer67134/
Maphi67134/
Maife67128/
Mafuj67125/
Masfe6788/
Mofis6782/
Maufe6772/
Mofio6771/
Mefie6765/
Mafed6762/
Mafee6755/
Mauffait6753/
Maffè6747/
Meffi6743/
'Mefi6736/
Mafes6732/
Mafyo6727/
Mafea6723/
Mafeh6717/
Moufi6716/
Mafha6716/
Maffy6713/
Motfi6713/
Mofiy6713/
Mafet6712/
Maafe6710/
Mahfe6710/
Moefi6710/
Mafey679/
Mhafe679/
Mafaa678/
Madfy677/
Muifi676/
Mosfi676/
Meyfi675/
Moifi675/
Mofie674/
Maffé674/
Mefih674/
Masfy673/
Maefe673/
Mafay673/
Maàfa673/
Moofi673/
Mohfi673/
Mayfa672/
Meifi672/
Madfisch672/
Mahaffiy672/
Mafoj672/
Maafy672/
Mofei672/
Meefi672/
Mafep672/
Mafoy672/
Mafaj671/
Mahaffui671/
Mayfe671/
Mawfa671/
Matfe671/
Mgofi671/
Mefai671/
Meafa671/
Meafe671/
Mafuá671/
Mauffais671/
Mafffeis671/
Mahfy671/
Mefui671/
Muofi671/
Máfai671/
Maify671/
Mmefi671/
Madfe671/
Mafej671/
Mahaifis671/

Mafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafi in the Oriya language
ମଫିmaphi-
Mafi in the Hindi language
मफीmaphi72.28
माफीmaphi27.31
माफिmaphi0.08
मफिmaphi0.04
मणीmani0.02
सपीsapi0.02
मा़फीmaphi0.02
Mafi in the Bengali language
মফিmaphi50
মাফিmaphi50
Mafi in the Russian language
Мафиmafi-
Mafi in the Arabic language
مافيmafy-

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