Mahaf Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Mahaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mahaf (46) may also be a first name.
Mahaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahaf (Hindi: महफ, Marathi: महाफ) is found in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 983,245th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Mahaf live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Mahaf is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 46 people.
Mahaf is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Apart from Somalia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahafe | 91 | 12 | / |
| Mahaff | 91 | 0 | / |
| Maaf | 89 | 135 | / |
| Mahf | 89 | 22 | / |
| Mhaf | 89 | 12 | / |
| Mahaffe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mahaife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mahav | 80 | 38 | / |
| Mahaw | 80 | 28 | / |
| Maafs | 80 | 22 | / |
| Maafe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mhafe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mashf | 80 | 6 | / |
| Maaif | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maaaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahafova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maf | 75 | 795 | / |
| Mashhf | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mahief | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mahavt | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mahaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Aaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhasfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahffz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maaaaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mafe | 67 | 2,484 | / |
| Maab | 67 | 625 | / |
| Masf | 67 | 229 | / |
| Maff | 67 | 110 | / |
| Mauf | 67 | 83 | / |
| Maaw | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mahwowa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Maif | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mabh | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mhab | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mhaw | 67 | 23 | / |
| Maph | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mohf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mafp | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mahw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maav | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mavhowa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mayf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Majf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hmaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mapf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maafova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mawh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Madf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mafz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mafh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mabhowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahaphe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mavh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maphowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahattv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maïf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahavsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mafs | 67 | 0 | / |
Mahaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahaf in the Marathi language | ||
| महाफ | mahapha | - |
| Mahaf in the Hindi language | ||
| महफ | mahapha | 57.14 |
| माहफ | mahapha | 28.57 |
| महफुज | mahaphuja | 14.29 |
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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 Mahaf
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