Maftah Surname

124,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Maftah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maftah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,3171:14,8802,206
Tanzania1,1791:44,9045,079
France601:1,107,045119,335
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Maftah (1,461) may also be a first name.

Maftah Last Name Facts

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

Maftah occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maftah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 124,685th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,993,857 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maftah live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 203,913th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,461 people.

This last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 2,317 people, or 1 in 14,880. Excluding Morocco it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Maftah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maftaha921,019/
Maftajh921/
Mafta9188/
Moftah8354,962/
Meftah8329,268/
Mawtah83427/
Maftaa83200/
Maftea8360/
Maftau833/
Maftas833/
Maftat831/
Maftoh831/
Maafta831/
Maftha831/
Maftai831/
Mahfta830/
Maftouh772,288/
Mouftah771,424/
Meftahy77139/
Moftash779/
Mefttah776/
Maftooh773/
Meftaha773/
Meftaah772/
Mehftah772/
Mefhtah771/
Mefftah771/
Mafteuh771/
Mooftah771/
Moftahh771/
Meeftah771/
Mafthoh771/
Mefta731,303/
Mofta7311/
Mabta734/
Mawta734/
Mavta731/
Moftahei71104/
Mouftahe7110/
Moftahey719/
Moftahah718/
Mahaftha711/
Maftei6712,618/
Maftey67161/
Mevtah6720/
Moufta6716/
Movtah6713/
Moftau6713/
Mawtad673/
Meftha673/
Moftat672/
Mafthooha672/
Meftoh672/
Mafhto672/
Moftaa671/
Mabtha671/
Masfto671/
Mawtha671/
Maefto671/
Mawtay671/
Moftahaha671/
Moftaz671/
Moffta671/
Mawtau671/
Meftai671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Maftah
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