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.

Mahfoot Surname Distribution Map

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 found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahfoot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahfoot reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan Mahfoot is most numerous in: Kabul, where 64 percent are found, Kapisa, where 18 percent are found and Paktia, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and Singapore, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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