Malif Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Malif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Malif (163) may also be a first name.

Malif Last Name Facts

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

Malif (Hindi: मलिफ, Marathi: मलीफ, Oriya: ମାଲିଫ୍, Russian: Малиф) is found most frequently in Iraq. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Malif live; 34 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Malif is also the 717,791st most widespread forename globally It is held by 163 people.

It is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,188,853. Beside Iraq it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malife91235/
Maliff91134/
Matlif9131/
Maalif9119/
Maslif919/
Mallif917/
Malaif913/
Maulif912/
Maylif910/
Mealiff83105/
Malliff8334/
Maliffe839/
Maailif839/
Mathlif832/
Mahalif831/
Malishf831/
Mayliff830/
Mailiff830/
Malib804,920/
Maliv80435/
Malef8029/
Maliw803/
Melif803/
Molif803/
Malyf801/
Mealiffe7784/
Mauliffe772/
Molife731,496/
Maliev73829/
Maaliw73682/
Melief73394/
Mailef73247/
Malefe73189/
Moliff7319/
Malibh7314/
Motlif7310/
Maliph739/
Maliov735/
Mauliv734/
Malaib734/
Maleef733/
Meelif732/
Meliff732/
Maleuf731/
Maliow731/
Mallib731/
Maleib731/
Maliwt731/
Moulif731/
Maylef731/
Mahlef731/
Malihv731/
Malhib731/
Mahlib731/
Mailiv731/
Malyfz731/
Maleiv731/
Matlef731/
Malhiw731/
Mealiv730/
Meauliffe711/
Mayliev67113/
Mauliev6740/
Malliev6724/
Maleeff6710/
Moloife678/
Magliev678/
Mahliev676/
Maliova675/
Moliffe672/
Maaliev672/
Mailiev672/
Malliew671/
Molifhe671/
Mayliov671/
Maslaiv671/
Matleaf671/
Matlliv671/
Maulefe671/
Maaleef671/
Mahaliv671/
Maileiv671/
Mailiov671/
Mahleib671/
Malayfe671/
Moleife671/
Maaleaf671/
Mahleff670/
Matleff670/

Malif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malif in the Oriya language
ମାଲିଫ୍maliph-
Malif in the Hindi language
मलिफmalipha80
मलीफmalipha20
Malif in the Marathi language
मलीफmalipha66.67
मालीफmalipha16.67
अमालीफamalipha16.67
Malif in the Russian language
Малифmalif-

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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 Malif
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