Mahfoot Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mahfoot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mahfoot 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
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Mahfoot (10) may also be a first name.

Mahfoot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahfoot is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahfoot? popularity and diffusion

Mahfoot is the 5,391,485th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Mahfoot occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahfoot reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mahfoot is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Mahfoot is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan Mahfoot is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 64 percent live, Kapisa, where 18 percent live and Paktia, where 9 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan Mahfoot occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent live and Singapore, where 8 percent live.

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
Mahfooth936/
Mahfood86917/
Mafohothe751/
Mahvood71105/
Mehfood711/
Mahavood6771/
Mahfaoud672/
Mahfoadz671/
Mayfeoth670/
Mofahothe631/
Mohfoad571/
Moffoatt530/
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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 Mahfoot
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