Mahfiz Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mahfiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahfiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mahfiz (54) may also be a first name.

Mahfiz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahfiz occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahfiz? popularity and diffusion

Mahfiz is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahfiz reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mahfiz is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name Mahfiz is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,215,318. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kabul, where 100 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan Mahfiz exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 27 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahfidz9217/
Mahafiz922/
Mafiz91415/
Mafaiz8337/
Mhafiz8319/
Mohfiz836/
Mafidz832/
Mhaffiz771/
Mahfoyz771/
Mofiz731,769/
Mafic732/
Mefiz731/
Mahfiche7118/
Mafeez6770/
Mofaiz6711/
Mafich673/
Maffez672/
Mofitz671/
Mafici671/
Moffiz671/
Moofiz671/
Maifez671/
Mofhitz62112/
Mafiche6242/
Mhafeez6211/
Mafitch621/
Moufaiz621/
Meifitz621/
Mafitshe577/
Mgaffich570/
Mofez553/
Mofeez5023/
Moffic5013/
Moffez501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mahfiz
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