Mahfouz Surname

5,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Jordan

Mahfouz Surname User-submission:

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

Mahfouz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt46,0971:1,994279
Yemen13,7781:1,918297
Jordan9,5361:927132
Saudi Arabia8,1891:3,768510
Sudan5,8801:6,379935
Lebanon3,1361:1,798347
Syria1,6981:11,367976
Afghanistan1,6471:19,5221,017
Palestine8271:5,5001,214
United States7081:511,94842,890
Kuwait6271:6,062833
Iraq5081:68,9402,383
United Arab Emirates5031:18,2152,159
Israel2551:33,5594,715
Oman2031:18,1671,829
Qatar1621:14,5561,605
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Iran1371:560,45631,943
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Tunisia1241:4,924786
England841:663,31038,317
France491:1,355,566135,191
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Romania451:446,17535,142
Australia321:843,61652,533
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

Mahfouz (165,759) may also be a first name.

Mahfouz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- mahfoud

Mahfouz Last Name Facts

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

Mahfouz (Arabic: محفوظ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahfouz? popularity and diffusion

Mahfouz is the 5,950th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,945 people. Mahfouz is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Mahfouz are found; 55 percent are found in North Africa and 55 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 6,349th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 165,759 people.

The surname Mahfouz is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 46,097 people, or 1 in 1,994. Outside of Egypt Mahfouz is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 15 percent live and Jordan, where 10 percent live.

Mahfouz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mahfouz surname is principally Shiite (34%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Mahfouz last name are 16.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mahfouz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.1% more than the national average, earning $58,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahfoudz9322/
Mahafouz933/
Mahfouez932/
Mahfuz9227,958/
Mahfoz923,041/
Mahfou9217/
Mafouz9217/
Mahfoud8646,334/
Mahfudz862,144/
Mahafuz861,414/
Mahfuzh86152/
Mahfodz8668/
Machfuz8628/
Mahfauz8612/
Mehfouz8611/
Maahfuz868/
Mahfous867/
Mhafouz866/
Maafouz866/
Mahfutz865/
Mahfouh865/
Mahfuzz863/
Mahafoz862/
Mafhouz862/
Mahffuz862/
Mahfout861/
Masfouz861/
Mashfuz861/
Mahffoz861/
Mahfoez861/
Machfou861/
Mahfoyz861/
Mafuz831,390/
Mafou8369/
Mahfu8322/
Mahfo8314/
Mafoz836/
Mahfoudh804,095/
Machfudz80750/
Mahfoedz80207/
Mhahfudz8010/
Mahfouth809/
Mahafoud803/
Mahfhoud802/
Mahfouet802/
Mah'fooz801/
Maihfooz801/
Mahdfoud801/
Mahjfoud801/
Mahffoud801/
Mmahfoud801/
Mashfout801/
Mahfouse801/
Maahfoud801/
Hmahfoud801/
Mahfuj775,749/
Mhafuz77452/
Mehfoz77435/
Mehfuz77402/
Mafoud77182/
Mahafu77158/
Mhafoz77129/
Mafooz7771/
Mahfus7758/
Maffou7755/
Meafou7750/
Maffuz7745/
Mafudz7739/
Mafout7728/
Mafoue7713/
Mahfaz7711/
Maphuz7710/
Mohfuz7710/
Mahfau779/
Maifuz777/
Mashfu777/
Mahfoj776/
Mahfos774/
Maufuz772/
Madfou772/
Mafouh772/
Maphou772/
Mahfuh772/
Maifou772/
Mahafo771/
Mahtfo771/
Matfou771/
Mafauz771/
Meafuz771/
Mafhuz771/
Mafouc771/
Mafuoz771/
Mohfoz771/
Maafoz771/
Mafous770/
Mahafoudh756/
Mahfouddh752/
Mahfhoudh751/
Mafu7313,721/
Mafo738,968/
Mahfuja717,060/
Mahafuj713,028/
Machfud711,918/
Mahfooj71636/
Mahfuji71156/
Machfut7184/
Maufoux7184/
Mafouet7139/
Mahfuds7118/
Mhafooz7113/
Mahafus7111/
Mahphoz7110/
Mafhoud714/
Mahfoja714/
Masfouh714/
Maifooz713/
Mahfhuj713/
Maifeou713/
Mathfod712/
Mahfush712/
Mafoudh712/
Maufoud712/
Mhefooz712/
Mahfeud712/
Mahphuz711/
Mahafoj711/
Mahfauj711/
Mahpfus711/
Mashfus711/
Maufooz711/
Mohfoud711/
Mohfouh711/
Mafayou711/
Maffoud711/
Maffoue711/
Mafouth711/
Mafouya711/
Mahafoueth711/
Mazfooz711/
Mhafoud711/
Mafoued711/
Majfooz711/
Mahfusd711/
Mafouha711/
Maffo678,816/
Mafaz673,057/
Maifo672,209/
Mafue671,471/
Mahafuja671,203/
Maafo671,048/
Mafud67985/
Mafoe67508/
Mafeu67397/
Mafoo67355/
Mafoa67323/
Mafut67299/
Mafui67210/
Mgafu67151/
Maafu67129/
Mafuj67125/
Mhofu67116/
Machfudh67106/
Mafoh6792/
Mapho6776/
Maphu6768/
Meafo6768/
Mafuo6764/
Mafuu6755/
Maffu6748/
Mafoc6731/
Mafayoux6731/
Mafos6724/
Mofou6722/
Mafoi6719/
Masfu6718/
Mafohoue6716/
Maufu6715/
Mahafooj6712/
Mafus6710/
Maufo6710/
Maifu6710/
Mofoz679/
Machfood678/
Maffouet678/
Matfu675/
Mahphoud674/
Mahafuuj674/
Mahfujah674/
Mafot674/
Mafho674/
Mafod674/
Mhafoudh674/
Mahfuudh673/
Mahaffuy673/
Mafau673/
Mahfa673/
Mafoj672/
Mafayout672/
Mafop672/
Mafoy672/
Mmafo672/
Mofuz671/
Mahfooja671/
Mahafeuj671/
Mahaffui671/
Mahafuji671/
Mahaphuz671/
Mahfooje671/
Mahfoojt671/
Maishfuj671/
Maihfooj671/
Mathfood671/
Mapfu671/
Mahfuche671/
Mmafu671/
Mafuá671/
Mefoz671/
Maafouet671/
Mafox671/
Meehfooz671/
Mhafu671/
Mehfoozz671/
Mazfo671/
Mhofo671/
Majfo671/
Mehffooz671/

Mahfouz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahfouz in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅmhfwz-
Mahfouz in the Arabic language
محفوظmhfwz-

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