Makif Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Makif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Makif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1451:912,06368,055
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Makif (101) may also be a first name.

Makif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makif (Hindi: माकिफ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Makif? popularity and diffusion

Makif is the 1,385,851st most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Makif occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Makif live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 940,641st most numerous forename in the world, borne by 101 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 912,063. In Indonesia it is most common in: Riau, where 100 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 6 percent live and The Maldives, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makhif912/
Makief912/
Makaif911/
Makeiff8346/
Madkiff8337/
Maikife838/
Mackiff832/
Maikaif831/
Makhiof831/
Matkiff830/
Makiv8035/
Macif8025/
Maqif8014/
Mekif8010/
Makiw802/
Mokif801/
Makef801/
Makiev736,924/
MacKiw73165/
Makeiv7335/
Maskiw7332/
Makeef7322/
Machif7322/
Mazkiw7310/
Mackiv736/
Makhiv734/
Makaib733/
Makeff732/
Mecaif732/
Makhef731/
Mokife731/
Makivz731/
Makefe731/
Maikiv731/
Maciff731/
Mashkheif711/
Makheef674,194/
Makhiev67428/
Magkiev67239/
Makeeff67125/
Meckiff6788/
Mokheif6744/
Maukiev6720/
Maikeff677/
Maykiev673/
Maikiev672/
Mekhief671/
Makheiv671/
Makhiov671/
Makkiev671/
Modkiff671/
Makkeef671/
Maikefe671/
Makhiph671/
Maikiew671/
Makhiew671/
Mookife671/
Mekhaif671/
Mekheif671/
MacKeef670/

Makif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makif in the Hindi language
माकिफmakipha-

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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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  • 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 Makif
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