Mahif Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Mahif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 94 | 1:816,835 | 40,564 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Mahif (17) may also be a first name.
Mahif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahif (Hindi: महीफ, Oriya: ମହିଫ) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mahif are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mahif is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 816,835. In Iran it is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 67 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 13 percent reside and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahif in the Hindi language | ||
| महीफ | mahipha | - |
| Mahif in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହିଫ | mahipha | - |
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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 Mahif
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