Mahafuj Surname
Approximately 3,028 people bear this surname
Mahafuj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,576 | 1:297,774 | 16,797 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Mahafuj (26,355) may also be a first name.
Mahafuj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahafuj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahafuj (Bengali: মাহফুজ, Hindi: महफूज, Marathi: महफुज, Oriya: ମହଫୁଜ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahafuj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 146,422nd most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,406,719 people. The surname Mahafuj occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahafuj live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 30,757th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 26,355 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 2,576 people, or 1 in 297,774. In India Mahafuj is primarily found in: Bihar, where 60 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 37 percent are found and Uttarkhand, where 1 percent are found. Beside India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 15 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahafuj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahafuj in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহফুজ | mahaphuja | - |
| Mahafuj in the Hindi language | ||
| महफूज | mahaphuja | 92.2 |
| महफुज | mahaphuja | 7.46 |
| महफ़ूज | mahafuja | 0.1 |
| महफू़ज | mahaphuja | 0.05 |
| माहफूज | mahaphuja | 0.05 |
| माहफुज | mahaphuja | 0.02 |
| महाफूज | mahaphuja | 0.02 |
| महाफुज | mahaphuja | 0.02 |
| महफ़ुज | mahafuja | 0.01 |
| मह़फूज | mahaphuja | 0.01 |
| ्महफूज | mahaphuja | 0.01 |
| महफूल | mahaphula | 0.01 |
| मेहफूज | mehaphuja | 0.01 |
| महाफ़ूज | mahafuja | 0.01 |
| महाफ़ुज | mahafuja | 0.01 |
| Mahafuj in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହଫୁଜ | mahaphuja | 83.33 |
| ମହାଫୁଜ | mahaphuja | 16.67 |
| Mahafuj in the Marathi language | ||
| महफुज | mahaphuja | 50 |
| महाफुज | mahaphuja | 25 |
| महेफुज | mahephuja | 6.25 |
| महमूद | mahamuda | 6.25 |
| महफूज | mahaphuja | 6.25 |
| मॅहफूज | mehaphuja | 6.25 |
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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 Mahafuj
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