Maufin Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maufin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maufin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Maufin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maufin (Hindi: मौफिन) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maufin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maufin is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Maufin live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Maufin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maufin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maufin last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maufina921/
Mafin91128/
Mufin91110/
Mayoufin861/
Mufind83986/
Mahfin83342/
Mafina83328/
Maffin83289/
Matfin83200/
Mafing83140/
Muffin8392/
Maafin838/
Muhfin836/
Mufina835/
Masfin834/
Musfin833/
Mufien831/
Meafin831/
Maufim830/
Maifin830/
Meufin830/
Mayfin830/
Mayoufing801/
Maffina77666/
Maifion7713/
Mauphin775/
Moufina772/
Mahafin772/
Maifien772/
Measfin771/
Maufeen771/
Mguffin771/
Mgaffin771/
Mayfind771/
Maffing770/
Maifink770/
Mofin7331/
Mafim7323/
Mafen7321/
Mufim7310/
Mufen735/
Mufnq731/
Mafinova714/
Mafinová712/
Moyafing711/
Mofina67397/
Machfn67192/
Mafeng67104/
Masfen6729/
Mufeen6721/
Maifen6715/
Maphin6713/
Mufeng6710/
Muffen679/
Madfen679/
Mhafen677/
Moffin675/
Mahvin675/
Mayfen674/
Mafeun673/
Mafeen673/
Mofing672/
Moufen672/
Maffen672/
Mosfin671/
Mohfin671/
Mahfen671/
Maffinova671/
Modfin671/
Maafen671/
Matfen670/
Maffim670/

Maufin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maufin in the Hindi language
मौफिनmauphina66.67
मौफीनmauphina33.33

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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 Maufin
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