Mahfouz Surname
Approximately 94,711 people bear this surname
Mahfouz Surname User-submission:
Mahfoud is a variant of Mahfouz which means (kept or protected). محفوظ، محفوض in Arabic.
Mahfouz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 46,097 | 1:1,994 | 279 |
| Yemen | 13,778 | 1:1,918 | 297 |
| Jordan | 9,536 | 1:927 | 132 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8,189 | 1:3,768 | 510 |
| Sudan | 5,880 | 1:6,379 | 935 |
| Lebanon | 3,136 | 1:1,798 | 347 |
| Syria | 1,698 | 1:11,367 | 976 |
| Afghanistan | 1,647 | 1:19,522 | 1,017 |
| Palestine | 827 | 1:5,500 | 1,214 |
| United States | 708 | 1:511,948 | 42,890 |
| Kuwait | 627 | 1:6,062 | 833 |
| Iraq | 508 | 1:68,940 | 2,383 |
| United Arab Emirates | 503 | 1:18,215 | 2,159 |
| Israel | 255 | 1:33,559 | 4,715 |
| Oman | 203 | 1:18,167 | 1,829 |
| Qatar | 162 | 1:14,556 | 1,605 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| Iran | 137 | 1:560,456 | 31,943 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Tunisia | 124 | 1:4,924 | 786 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
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.
- mahfoudMahfouz Demographics
Mahfouz Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Mahfouz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahfouz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahfouz (Arabic: محفوظ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mahfouz.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahfouz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,950th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 76,945 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Mahfouz reside; 55 percent reside in North Africa and 55 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Mahfouz is also the 6,349th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 165,759 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 46,097 people, or 1 in 1,994. Without taking into account 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 devotion of those carrying the Mahfouz surname is principally Shiite (34%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing 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
Mahfouz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahfouz in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ | mhfwz | - |
| Mahfouz in the Arabic language | ||
| محفوظ | mhfwz | - |
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