Mafis Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Greece

Mafis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mafis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mafis (250) may also be a first name.

Mafis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mafis (Bengali: মফিস, Hindi: मफीस, Marathi: माफीस, Russian: Мафис) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mafis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Mafis is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Mafis are found; 16 percent are found in Central Africa and 16 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Mafis is also the 563,826th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 250 people.

The last name Mafis is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 16 percent reside.

Mafis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mafis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mafis last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafish91185/
Mafios91147/
Mafeis9188/
Madfis9144/
Mahfis9116/
Matfis915/
Mafise915/
Mafais911/
Maffis910/
Mafi8922,361/
Maffeis836,026/
Mafishe837/
Mafaise835/
Maffios831/
Mapfios831/
Maffies831/
Maffais831/
Mafféis831/
Mahafis831/
Maffi805,946/
Maafi804,689/
Mafie804,542/
Maifi801,955/
Maufi801,353/
Mafei80584/
Mafai80566/
Mahfi80454/
Mafiz80415/
Mafui80210/
Mafio80111/
Mofis8082/
Mhafi8078/
Masfi8076/
Mafid8067/
Mafij8062/
Mafit8052/
Mafes8032/
Mafih8027/
Mafoi8019/
Meafi8018/
Mafii805/
Mafiy804/
Madfi804/
Majfi804/
Matfi803/
Mafic802/
Mafhi801/
Mapfi801/
Mafix801/
Mayfi801/
Maâfi801/
Maïfi801/
Mapfaise7756/
Mapfuise7716/
Mafitshe777/
Madfisch772/
Mauffais771/
Mafffeis771/
Mahaifis771/
Maffei7321,288/
Mashfi73813/
Maphis73442/
Matfei73277/
Maiffi73205/
Maffit73175/
Madfai73167/
Maffie73154/
Maffio73148/
Maffii73147/
Moufis73137/
Mafesh73123/
Moffis73112/
Madfes7380/
Mafait7350/
Masfai7343/
Maffai7341/
Mafaiz7337/
Mafioz7321/
Mafaid7321/
Maufid7321/
Mhafiz7319/
Mahafi7314/
Maaifi7310/
Matfes739/
Maufij738/
Matfui734/
Maufit734/
Mafaia734/
Mafese734/
Mafich733/
Mofish733/
Mahvis733/
Mofies733/
Maffes732/
Masfei732/
Mafieh732/
Mafees732/
Mafidd732/
Mahfij731/
Maffui731/
Mafitt731/
Moifis731/
Matfhi731/
Maaffi731/
Maafit731/
Mafféi731/
Mafice731/
Mafiey731/
Maifes731/
Maifii731/
Maifio731/
Maifit731/
Maifui731/
Mahfai731/
Meafes731/
Mafhys731/
Mafioa731/
Masfid731/
Matfai731/
Maifei731/
Meffis730/
Mayfes730/
Mafa6713,985/
Mafe672,484/
Mofi67284/
Maffitt67277/
Maffait6781/
Mahvish6775/
Maphies6760/
Mafiche6742/
Matfess6722/
Maphios6718/
Maffuid6717/
Masfuid6715/
Mafy6714/
Mhaifid6711/
Mafé6710/
Mashhfi679/
Maphise678/
Mahafij677/
Mahavis675/
Massfih675/
Moffist673/
Mafeesh673/
Mafféïs673/
Machfij672/
Moffeis672/
Mathfes671/
Mafauij671/
Mafeich671/
Maufait671/
Mashfid671/
Mashfit671/
Maffeïs671/
Mahfesh671/
Mâfi671/
Moofise671/
Mafitch671/
Mhaffiz671/
Maaffei671/
Mafeast670/
Mayphis670/
Maffith670/
Maphfes670/
Mahafie670/
Maufeit670/
Mapfitt670/

Mafis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mafis in the Marathi language
माफीसmaphisa-
Mafis in the Hindi language
मफीसmaphisa86.21
माफिसmaphisa6.9
माफीसmaphisa3.45
मफ़िसmafisa3.45
Mafis in the Bengali language
মফিসmaphisa75
মাফিসmaphisa25
Mafis in the Russian language
Мафисmafis-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mafis
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