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 last name Mahfuj (Bengali: মাহফুজ, Hindi: महफुज, Marathi: महफुज, Oriya: େମଫୁଜ) is found most in Bangladesh. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahfuj? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 84,085th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,267,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mahfuj reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mahfuj is also the 38,196th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 19,729 people.
The surname Mahfuj is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 4,956 people, or 1 in 32,154. Without taking into account Bangladesh this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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