Mahfuj Surname
Approximately 5,749 people bear this surname
Mahfuj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,956 | 1:32,154 | 2,037 |
| India | 777 | 1:987,214 | 41,835 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahfuj (19,729) may also be a first name.
Mahfuj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahfuj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahfuj (Bengali: মাহফুজ, Hindi: महफुज, Marathi: महफुज, Oriya: େମଫୁଜ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mahfuj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahfuj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 84,085th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,267,620 people. The surname Mahfuj is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahfuj live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 38,196th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 19,729 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 4,956 people, or 1 in 32,154. Other than Bangladesh it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahfuj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahfuj in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহফুজ | mahaphuja | - |
| Mahfuj in the Oriya language | ||
| େମଫୁଜ | emaphuja | - |
| Mahfuj in the Hindi language | ||
| महफुज | mahaphuja | 72.29 |
| महफूज | mahaphuja | 24.81 |
| मह्फुज | mahphuja | 0.63 |
| माह्फ़ुज | mahfuja | 0.5 |
| माह्फ़ूज | mahfuja | 0.5 |
| मह्फूज | mahphuja | 0.38 |
| मह्फ़ूज | mahfuja | 0.13 |
| मह्फ़ुज | mahfuja | 0.13 |
| Mahfuj in the Marathi language | ||
| महफुज | mahaphuja | 68.67 |
| महफूज | mahaphuja | 27.53 |
| माहफुज | mahaphuja | 2.22 |
| मकुज | makuja | 0.32 |
| महफ़ुज | mahafuja | 0.32 |
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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 Mahfuj
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