Mahfodh Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mahfodh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mahfodh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mahfodh (16) may also be a first name.

Mahfodh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahfodh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mahfodh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahfodh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahfodh is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Mahfodh live; 43 percent live in North Africa and 43 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,438,592. Outside of Algeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 29 percent reside and Mauritania, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahfoudhe8818/
Mahfode862/
Mahvodh861/
Mahfoude8019/
Mafode774/
Mahafoude754/
Maifode716/
Mafadhe711/
Mafoude711/
Mafoode711/
Maifotde671/
Mafade6220/
Mofode621/
Maifade5710/
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Mahfodh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahfodh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅmhfwz-

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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 Mahfodh
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