Maftaha Surname

356,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maftaha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maftaha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0171:52,0575,762
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Maftaha (777) may also be a first name.

Maftaha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maftaha is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Maftaha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maftaha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maftaha is the 356,452nd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,151,664 people. The surname Maftaha is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maftaha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Maftaha is also the 294,392nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 777 people.

The surname Maftaha is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,017 people, or 1 in 52,057. In Tanzania Maftaha is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 35 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 20 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Maftaha exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maftah923,655/
Maftaa92200/
Maftha921/
Meftaha863/
Maftajh861/
Mafta8388/
Moftahah808/
Mahaftha801/
Moftah7754,962/
Meftah7729,268/
Mawtah77427/
Maftea7760/
Maftas773/
Meftha773/
Maftau773/
Maftai771/
Mabtha771/
Mawtha771/
Maftoh771/
Maafta771/
Maftat771/
Moftaa771/
Mahfta770/
Mafthooha752/
Moftahaha751/
Maftouh712,288/
Mouftah711,424/
Meftahy71139/
Moftash719/
Mefttah716/
Maftooh713/
Mehftah712/
Meftaah712/
Mafthoh711/
Mefhtah711/
Mefthai711/
Mobtaha711/
Mefftah711/
Mafteuh711/
Mooftah711/
Moftahh711/
Meeftah711/
Mefta671,303/
Moftahei67104/
Mofta6711/
Mouftahe6710/
Moftahey679/
Mabta674/
Mawta674/
Mahbthay671/
Mavta671/

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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 Maftaha
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