Mazif Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mazif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mazif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mazif (8) may also be a first name.

Mazif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mazif is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Mazif reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mazif is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 8 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Mazif is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 50 percent reside and Kano, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Mazif exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marzif911/
Marzoif831/
Masif80139/
Maziv80123/
Mozif8054/
Macif8025/
Mazib8023/
Majif8014/
Mazef802/
Magif801/
Maziw801/
Madziefe771/
Massif731,075/
Maziev73376/
Maazib7332/
Machif7322/
Mosaif7311/
Mazefe738/
Madzib737/
Majaif735/
Mashif735/
Mausif734/
Masaif734/
Majidf732/
Mazaib732/
Maasif732/
Mazhib732/
Masifh732/
Maciff731/
Magiff731/
Mazaiv731/
Madziw731/
Masife731/
Maysif731/
Mazeib731/
Mazeef731/
Mesaif731/
Maisef731/
Macife731/
Marziw731/
Mazefh731/
Mazhiev67333/
Marziev67295/
Mashaif6759/
Massiff6711/
Mauziev677/
Mossaif676/
Mousaif676/
Maysief675/
Machife673/
Mayshif671/
Massife671/
Massifs671/
Mashiff670/

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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 Mazif
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