Maftum Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Maftum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maftum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon511:110,5316,285
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maftum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maftum (Marathi: तुम) is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maftum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Maftum reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Levant.

The surname Maftum is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 110,531. In Lebanon Maftum is mostly found in: Beirut Governorate, where 63 percent are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 31 percent are found and North Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Lebanon it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 20 percent are found.

Maftum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Greek Orthodox (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maftoum9237/
Maftun8315/
Mabtum839/
Maftoun7735/
Maftuin779/
Maftoom771/
Mahftun771/
Meftoum771/
Maftuchin67128/
Mafton675/
Maftoon62184/
Mawton501/
Mofton501/

Maftum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maftum in the Marathi language
तुमtuma-

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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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  • 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 Maftum
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