Mahfod Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Mahfod Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahfod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahfod (69) may also be a first name.

Mahfod Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahfod (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ, Hindi: महफोद) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahfod? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahfod is the 1,125,333rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mahfod live; 66 percent live in North Africa and 66 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 69 people.

It is most frequent in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Outside of Morocco this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahfoud9246,334/
Mathfod922/
Mafod914/
Mahfoudh864,095/
Mahfoudz8622/
Machfood868/
Mahafoud863/
Mahfhoud862/
Mathfood861/
Mahdfoud861/
Mahjfoud861/
Mahffoud861/
Mmahfoud861/
Maahfoud861/
Hmahfoud861/
Mahfad83405/
Mafoud83182/
Mahfot8317/
Mafood833/
Mahafoudh806/
Mahfouddh802/
Mahfhoudh801/
Mehfoud77369/
Mahfoth774/
Mafhoud774/
Mahfeud772/
Maufoud772/
Mafoudh772/
Mhafoud771/
Maffoud771/
Mashfad771/
Mahfout771/
Masfood771/
Mohfoud771/
Mahfoudová756/
Mafad7347/
Mofod738/
Mafot734/
Mefod731/
Mehfoudh7113/
Mahfouth719/
Mhafoudh714/
Mathphod714/
Mahphoud714/
Mashfout711/
Mahfoojt711/
Mafote67243/
Maphot67172/
Mafout6728/
Mahfat6714/
Mafaud6713/
Mahphoudh679/
Mayfot676/
Mahvad675/
Mgafad674/
Mohfot674/
Mefoud673/
Maifad673/
Motfod671/
Mefood671/
Mafeud671/
Mofood671/
Matfot671/
Meffod671/
Maffot671/
Mafasd671/
Mafoth671/
Mafott670/

Mahfod Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahfod in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅmhfwz-
Mahfod in the Hindi language
महफोदmahaphoda-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahfod
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