Mahfu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Mahfu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Mahfu (40) may also be a first name.
Mahfu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahfu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahfu (Hindi: महफुज) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahfu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahfu is the 4,206,983rd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Mahfu are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mahfu is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 40 people.
The last name Mahfu is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Mahfu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahfu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahfu in the Hindi language | ||
| महफुज | mahaphuja | 66.67 |
| महफु | mahaphu | 33.33 |
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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 Mahfu
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