Mahfoud Surname
Approximately 46,334 people bear this surname
Mahfoud Surname User-submission:
Mahfoud is a variant of Mahfouz which means (kept or protected). محفوظ، محفوض in Arabic.
Mahfoud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 18,649 | 1:1,035 | 127 |
| Morocco | 13,530 | 1:2,548 | 202 |
| Algeria | 5,088 | 1:7,593 | 1,285 |
| Libya | 3,832 | 1:1,629 | 473 |
| Lebanon | 1,937 | 1:2,910 | 549 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| France | 453 | 1:146,629 | 22,692 |
| Spain | 291 | 1:160,660 | 11,663 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Mauritania | 156 | 1:26,249 | 2,244 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| Djibouti | 125 | 1:7,319 | 508 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| United Arab Emirates | 112 | 1:81,806 | 7,538 |
| Venezuela | 68 | 1:444,178 | 8,844 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Argentina | 60 | 1:712,390 | 48,679 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Yemen | 34 | 1:777,215 | 11,207 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
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.
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Mahfoud Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Mahfoud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahfoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ | mhfwz | 94.48 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻔﻮﻅ | almhfwz | 3.79 |
| ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻁ | mhfwt | 1.38 |
| ﻣﺨﻔﻮﻅ | mkhfwz | 0.34 |
| Mahfoud in the Arabic language | ||
| محفوض | mhfwd | - |
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