Makhafi Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Makhafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makhafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Makhafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Makhafi occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makhafi? popularity and diffusion

Makhafi is the 1,441,361st most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Makhafi reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 513,053. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Gabon, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhaifi931/
Makafi92114/
Makafui862,294/
Makaafi86319/
Maikafi86166/
Mokhafi8641/
Makhafa8635/
Makhefi864/
Makaffi863/
Mekhafi863/
Makhafe861/
Machafi861/
Makafyi861/
Moukhafi80410/
Maikaffi8038/
Maikaifi809/
Makhoufi806/
Mokhafiz804/
'Makhafa801/
Maikaefi801/
Makashfi801/
Makaffie800/
Makofi772,442/
Majafi77196/
Makafe7798/
Mokafi7764/
Makafa7712/
Makefi775/
Mekafi773/
MacHaffie75148/
Makhaphui751/
Mahkhoufi751/
Mokhefi711,185/
Machafa71353/
Mokafih71342/
Magkafa71223/
Maikefi71173/
Moukafi71137/
Makeffi7126/
Mekhefi7120/
Mokgafi7119/
Maikafa7111/
Makafuj715/
Machafe713/
Mokhofi713/
Makaifa712/
Makapha712/
Machofi711/
Makofei711/
Mokhafe711/
Mokhafa711/
Maikofi711/
Mekafai711/
Makaffa711/
Mokhéfi711/
Makopha711/
MacAfie711/
Makhofa711/
Mekaffi711/
Maikafe711/
Makoffi711/
Makofha711/
Makapfe711/
Makaffy710/
Maikeffi671,745/
Moukafih671,061/
Mouchafi67209/
Makhapha67145/
Moukafie67143/
MacKafee6723/
Maskoufi678/
Magkoufi676/
Mokhaphi673/
Makhofhe673/
Makoufis672/
Moshkafi672/
Moukkafi672/
Makgophi672/
Mekaffie672/
Moukhefi672/
Machafer671/
Mmakaffa671/
Mokhaife671/
Mahakavi671/
Mahhafey671/
Mos'hafi671/
Mackafoj671/
Makkoufi671/
MacHafee670/
Makaffey670/
MacKafer670/
MacHaffy670/

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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 Makhafi
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