Mahfal Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mahfal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahfal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Mahfal Last Name Facts

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

Mahfal is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahfal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahfal is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Mahfal is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Mahfal reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Perak, where 67 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Machfal926/
Mahafal921/
Mafal9153/
Mahafale862/
Mafale83927/
Maifal8399/
Mahfol8333/
Mafalh8314/
Maffal8310/
Mayfal835/
Mahval833/
Maphal833/
Mafall833/
Maufal832/
Mhafal832/
Madfal831/
Mafeal831/
Mazfal831/
Mahaval772,647/
Maphale77629/
Mafaile77345/
Maifale77161/
Mahuval7736/
Mhafale779/
Mafalle771/
Mafayle771/
Mafgall771/
Maephal771/
Mayfall771/
Maiphal771/
Mafasil771/
Maifaul771/
Maifail771/
Mefal7378/
Mofal7311/
Maphalle711,184/
Mahaphol71241/
Maphaule712/
Maphaile711/
Mahfoule711/
Mayfeald711/
Mashfool711/
Mashfold711/
Mafole671,391/
Moufal67145/
Mefail6750/
Meffal6721/
Mefall6714/
Maphol6711/
Mofale676/
Moofal675/
Mafoul674/
Mafeul674/
Mophal674/
Mofail673/
Moffal672/
Mofall671/
Mojfal671/
Mefaul671/
Moifal671/
Maphaille671/
Masfol671/

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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 Mahfal
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