Mahfoud Surname

12,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Mahfoud Surname User-submission:

Mahfoud is a variant of Mahfouz which means (kept or protected). محفوظ، محفوض in Arabic.

Mahfoud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria18,6491:1,035127
Morocco13,5301:2,548202
Algeria5,0881:7,5931,285
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Lebanon1,9371:2,910549
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
France4531:146,62922,692
Spain2911:160,66011,663
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Mauritania1561:26,2492,244
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Djibouti1251:7,319508
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
United Arab Emirates1121:81,8067,538
Venezuela681:444,1788,844
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Australia631:428,50333,982
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Canada491:751,95159,756
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Yemen341:777,21511,207
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Mahfoud (49,337) may also be a first name.

Mahfoud Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mahfoud is a variant of Mahfouz which means (kept or protected). محفوظ، محفوض in Arabic.

- mahfoud

Mahfoud Last Name Facts

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

Mahfoud (Arabic: محفوض, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ) is found most in Syria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahfoud? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,124th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 157,283 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Mahfoud reside; 49 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 18,711th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 49,337 people.

The surname Mahfoud is most frequently held in Syria, where it is borne by 18,649 people, or 1 in 1,035. In Syria Mahfoud is most prevalent in: Latakia Governorate, where 59 percent are found, Tartus Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Hama Governorate, where 10 percent are found. Beside Syria this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 29 percent are found and Algeria, where 11 percent are found.

Mahfoud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mahfoud surname is predominantly Maronite (31%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mahfoud surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mahfoud earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.2% less than the national average, earning $38,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahfoudh934,095/
Mahfoudz9322/
Mahafoud933/
Mahfhoud932/
Mahdfoud931/
Mahjfoud931/
Mahffoud931/
Mmahfoud931/
Maahfoud931/
Hmahfoud931/
Mahfud9212,020/
Mahfod92215/
Mafoud92182/
Mahfou9217/
Mahafoudh886/
Mahfouddh882/
Mahfhoudh881/
Mahfouz8694,711/
Machfud861,918/
Mehfoud86369/
Mahafud8647/
Hmahfud8611/
Mahfous867/
Mahfouh865/
Mafhoud864/
Mathfod862/
Mafoudh862/
Maufoud862/
Mahfeud862/
Mahfout861/
Mohfoud861/
Maffoud861/
Machfou861/
Mhafoud861/
Mafoued861/
Mahfaud861/
Mahfusd861/
Mafud83985/
Mafou8369/
Mahfu8322/
Mahfo8314/
Mafod834/
Mahfoudová826/
Machfudh80106/
Mehfoudh8013/
Mahfouth809/
Machfood808/
Mahphoud804/
Mhafoudh804/
Mahfuudh803/
Mahafouz803/
Mahfouet802/
Mahfouez802/
Mathfood801/
Mashfout801/
Mahfuj775,749/
Mahfut77813/
Mahfad77405/
Mahafu77158/
Maffud77113/
Maffou7755/
Majfud7753/
Meafou7750/
Mafout7728/
Mafouz7717/
Mahfot7717/
Masfud7716/
Mahvud7715/
Mafaud7713/
Mafoue7713/
Mahfau779/
Mashfu777/
Mahfoj776/
Mafudh775/
Mafood773/
Mefoud773/
Madfou772/
Mafouh772/
Maphou772/
Mahfuh772/
Maifou772/
Mahafo771/
Mahtfo771/
Maifud771/
Matfou771/
Madfud771/
Mafeud771/
Mafuud771/
Maphud771/
Mafous770/
Mahphoudh759/
Mafu7313,721/
Mafo738,968/
Mahfuja717,060/
Mahafuj713,028/
Mahfooj71636/
Mefoued71277/
Mahfuji71156/
Machfut7184/
Maufoux7184/
Mafouet7139/
Machfuz7128/
Mafoute7127/
Maffuid7117/
Mahavud7117/
Masfuid7115/
Maahfuz718/
Mohfaud717/
Mhafouz716/
Maafouz716/
Maffudh715/
Mahfoja714/
Masfouh714/
Mahfoth714/
Mahfuth714/
Mahfhuj713/
Maifeou713/
Mahfuzz713/
Mahafut712/
Mafhouz712/
Mahffuz712/
Mahafoj711/
Mahfauj711/
Mahpfus711/
Masfood711/
Masfouz711/
Mashfus711/
Mashfuz711/
Mohfouh711/
Mashfad711/
Mafayou711/
Maffoue711/
Mafouth711/
Mafouya711/
Mahafoueth711/
Moufoud711/
Maafudh711/
Mofoued711/
Mahfoyz711/
Mafouha711/
Maffo678,816/
Maifo672,209/
Mafue671,471/
Mafuz671,390/
Mahafuja671,203/
Maafo671,048/
Mafoe67508/
Mafeu67397/
Mafoo67355/
Mafoa67323/
Mafut67299/
Mafui67210/
Mgafu67151/
Maafu67129/
Mafuj67125/
Mhofu67116/
Mafoh6792/
Mapho6776/
Maphu6768/
Meafo6768/
Mafuo6764/
Mafuu6755/
Maffu6748/
Mafad6747/
Mafayoux6731/
Mafos6724/
Mofou6722/
Mafoi6719/
Masfu6718/
Mafohoue6716/
Maufu6715/
Mahafooj6712/
Mafus6710/
Maufo6710/
Maifu6710/
Mofod678/
Maffouet678/
Mafoz676/
Matfu675/
Mathphod674/
Mahafuuj674/
Mahfujah674/
Mefud674/
Mafot674/
Mafho674/
Mahaffuy673/
Mafau673/
Mahfa673/
Mafoj672/
Mafayout672/
Mafop672/
Mafoy672/
Mmafo672/
Mahfooja671/
Mah'fooz671/
Mahafeuj671/
Mahaffui671/
Mahafuji671/
Mahafute671/
Mahfooje671/
Mahfoojt671/
Maishfuj671/
Maihfooj671/
Maihfooz671/
Mapfu671/
Mofud671/
Moufoued671/
Mmafu671/
Mafuá671/
Maafouet671/
Maffoute671/
Mafouete671/
Mefod671/
Mhafu671/
Mazfo671/
Mhofo671/
Majfo671/

Mahfoud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahfoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅmhfwz94.48
ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻔﻮﻅalmhfwz3.79
ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻁmhfwt1.38
ﻣﺨﻔﻮﻅmkhfwz0.34
Mahfoud in the Arabic language
محفوضmhfwd-

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