Maflah Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Maflah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maflah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Maflah Last Name Facts

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

Maflah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻔﻠﺢ) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maflah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Maflah are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 259,326. In Liberia Maflah is mostly found in: Bong County, where 71 percent are found, Margibi County, where 24 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 18 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mafleah9212/
Maflahe922/
Mafla916,790/
Mafellah866/
Maifllah861/
Meflah833,893/
Maffla8337/
Maflau833/
Maflas832/
Moflah831/
Maflat831/
Maflay831/
Moflash7716/
Masffla771/
Maflaas771/
Mefflah771/
Meeflah771/
Mefllah771/
Mouflah771/
Mafflea770/
Maflo7336/
Mofla732/
Mefla730/
Mafiella713/
Mahflaay711/
Moflea679/
Mafley675/
Mofloh672/
Moflat672/
Meffla671/
Maffiolla671/

Maflah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maflah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻔﻠﺢmflh-

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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 Maflah
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