Mahafil Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Mahafil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahafil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India571:13,457,287231,997
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Mahafil (372) may also be a first name.

Mahafil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahafil (Hindi: महफिल, Marathi: महफील) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mahafil click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahafil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Mahafil is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahafil reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mahafil is also the 450,135th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 372 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 86 percent live and Jharkhand, where 14 percent live. Apart from India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahfil9233/
Maafil921/
Mauhfil861/
Mahafel861/
Mafil8366/
Mahfel77146/
Mafiol7781/
Masfil7767/
Mehfil7754/
Mohfil7741/
Maufil777/
Mafiel773/
Maifil773/
Maphil773/
Mayfil771/
Mapfil771/
Maefil771/
Madfil771/
Maffiol7122/
Mayfiel719/
Mahphil715/
Mayfild715/
Maiphil714/
Mafioll713/
Maafuul711/
Mawfill711/
Maffill710/
Mayfill710/
Mofil67771/
Mafel6715/
Maasfeld678/
Mashfleh674/
Mafilova672/
Máfil671/
Maphl671/
Maifl671/

Mahafil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahafil in the Marathi language
महफीलmahaphila-
Mahafil in the Hindi language
महफिलmahaphila79.31
महाफिलmahaphila10.34
महफीलmahaphila10.34

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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 Mahafil
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