Maif Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Maif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
France31:22,140,907385,998
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Maldives21:202,0864,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Maïf (1) are calculated separately.

Maif (96) may also be a first name.

Maif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maif Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻌﻴﻴﻒ, Marathi: मैफ़) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Maïf. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maif.

How Common Is The Last Name Maif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maif is the 2,944,094th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Maif occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Maif live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Maif is also the 968,397th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 96 people.

This last name is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Khost, where 64 percent live, Nangarhar, where 27 percent live and Kunar, where 9 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 11 percent live and Algeria, where 9 percent live.

Maif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maif has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maïf921/
Maife89128/
Mayif8943/
Maiof8929/
Majif8914/
Maaif894/
M'Aif893/
Maidf891/
Maief891/
Maiaf891/
Maf86795/
Mif8662/
Maiouf80407/
M'Ayif8099/
Mahief8018/
Maioff801/
Mayife801/
M'Aaif801/
Maihof801/
Mafe752,484/
Maib75376/
Masf75229/
Maaf75135/
Maff75110/
Mauf7583/
Muif7569/
Mahf7522/
Mife7521/
Mafp7512/
Mhaf7512/
Miff758/
Mayf755/
Maft755/
Majf755/
Hmaf755/
Maiw755/
Moif754/
Mief754/
Meif754/
Mapf754/
Maiv753/
Madf753/
Mazf752/
Mafz752/
Maef752/
Mafh752/
Mmaf752/
Mihf752/
Mipf752/
Miof751/
Matf751/
Mgif751/
Mafs750/
Mifs750/
Maihoff7345/
M'Ayiff732/
Mahaife731/
Maihouf731/
Maffe67749/
Majib67696/
Majaf67492/
Mahaf67262/
Mayof67204/
Mauff6798/
Masfe6788/
Mayiv6773/
Maufe6772/
Mujaf6759/
Mayef6747/
Maiev6740/
Mojif6740/
Mujif6730/
Majiv6730/
Maivs6725/
Mayib6723/
Maafs6722/
Miyaf6710/
Maafe6710/
Mhafe679/
Moife678/
Mioff677/
Mashf676/
Mafth675/
Mayuf673/
Maiav673/
Maiub672/
Mauft672/
Meyaf672/
Meiff672/
Muife672/
Maiab672/
Maiov671/
Maiuv671/
Maijb671/
Masdf671/
Mayfe671/
Matfe671/
Maffs671/
Meadf671/
Mgiff671/
Mojaf671/
Meafe671/
Mattf671/
M'Aïf671/
Maaiv671/
Maiob671/
Maiow671/
Mmasf671/
Madff671/
Mhifp671/
Maiph671/
Majef671/
Madfe671/
Maaaf671/

Maif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻌﻴﻴﻒamyyf-
Maif in the Marathi language
मैफ़maifa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maif
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