Mahfou Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Mahfou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Mahfou (53) may also be a first name.
Mahfou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahfou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahfou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mahfou.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahfou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Mahfou are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name at a global level It is held by 53 people.
Mahfou is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran it is most common in: Khuzestan Province, where 73 percent live, Qazvin Province, where 9 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Iran Mahfou is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahfou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahfou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ | mhfwz | - |
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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
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- 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 Mahfou
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