Mahafooz Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Mahafooz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahafooz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Mahafooz (160) may also be a first name.

Mahafooz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahafooz (Hindi: महफूज) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahafooz? popularity and diffusion

Mahafooz is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Mahafooz occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahafooz are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mahafooz is also the 725,185th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 160 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Mahafooz is most frequent in: Bihar, where 42 percent are found, Telangana, where 33 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent are found. Not including India Mahafooz occurs in one country. It is also common in The Maldives, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahfooz934,697/
Mahafoz932/
Mahafouz883/
Mehafooz882/
Mahifooz881/
Mahefooz881/
Mahufooz881/
Mahafouze821/
Mahufooza821/
Mehfooz807,131/
Mahafuz801,414/
Mahafza8033/
Mohfooz805/
Mahefoz803/
Mahfoaz802/
Mahafiz802/
Mahafouzou781/
Mahafuza752,168/
Mahafzah75708/
Mahafuzu75346/
Mahafzeh753/
Mahafuzi751/
Mohafouz751/
Mahafeez751/
Mahfouaz751/
Mahfoadz751/
Mmehfooz751/
Mahufoos751/
Muhafiz67183/
Mohafiz6732/
Mehafuz6712/
Mahafus6711/
Mohafez679/
Mohafaz675/
Mahefuz672/
Mohafza671/
Mohafuz671/
Mahaviz671/
Mahefiz671/
Mahifuz671/
Mehafez671/
Maihafizai671/
Mahavza671/
Mahafis671/
Maphohoche561/

Mahafooz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahafooz in the Hindi language
महफूजmahaphuja90.48
महफूज़mahaphuza9.52

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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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  • 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 Mahafooz
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