Maliffe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Maliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

Maliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maliffe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maliffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Maliffe is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Maliffe are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Maliffe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Maliffe is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Maliffe is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Maliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Maliffe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.55% less than the national average, earning R 203,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mealiffe9384/
Mauliffe932/
Malife92235/
Maliff92134/
Meauliffe881/
Mealiff86105/
Malifer8659/
Malliff8634/
Maluffe867/
Moliffe862/
Malaffe861/
Mayliff860/
Mailiff860/
Malif8367/
Maliefeh801/
Mealifer801/
Malaffey801/
Molife771,496/
Maliev77829/
Malifa77638/
Malifi77193/
Malefe77189/
Malafe7757/
Matlif7731/
Moliff7719/
Maalif7719/
Malufe7716/
Melife779/
Maslif779/
Mallif777/
Malaif773/
Maulif772/
Maylif770/
Malafey71280/
Meliffi71200/
Malafei71183/
Mayliev71113/
Molifie7154/
Mauliev7140/
Malliev7124/
Maluffi7113/
Moliffi7112/
Maleeff7110/
Maailif719/
Malaifa719/
Moloife718/
Magliev718/
Maalifi717/
Mahliev716/
Molifer715/
Malefet713/
Maulifa713/
Malafee712/
Moleffe712/
Mathlif712/
Mailiev712/
Maaliev712/
Malishf711/
Molifhe711/
Mahlafe711/
Malefeu711/
Moliefe711/
Moleife711/
Malliew711/
Malayfe711/
Maulefe711/
Maalifa711/
Mahalif711/
Matleff710/
Mahleff710/
Malib674,920/
Malev671,820/
Maleb67526/
Maliv67435/
Malef6729/
Mallefet6711/
Malew6710/
Maliw673/
Molif673/
Malaiifi672/
Mahaliev672/
Mahalefe671/
Malefiea671/
Maloufet671/
Malyf671/
Maliyafi671/
Moliefie671/

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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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  • 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 Maliffe
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