Mehfoudh Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mehfoudh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehfoudh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mehfoudh (66) may also be a first name.

Mehfoudh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mehfoudh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehfoudh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Mehfoudh occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mehfoudh are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Mehfoudh is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 66 people.

The surname Mehfoudh is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Mehfoudh is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 75 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 8 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehfoud93369/
Mahfoudh884,095/
Mhafoudh884/
Mefoud863/
Mefouh863/
Mehfuh861/
Mahafoudh826/
Mahfouddh822/
Mahfhoudh821/
Mahfoud8046,334/
Mefoued80277/
Mesfouh8048/
Mehfouz8011/
Mhifodh804/
Mefouth801/
Mehefou801/
Mohfoud801/
Mehfoup801/
Mhafoud801/
Mefoh7798/
Mehfo7711/
Mefou7710/
Mefud774/
Mefod771/
Mahfouth759/
Mahfuudh753/
Mahafoud753/
Mahfhoud752/
Maahfoud751/
Mahjfoud751/
Mahffoud751/
Mmahfoud751/
Hmahfoud751/
Mahfud7112,020/
Mahfod71215/
Meafou7150/
Mehfuj7130/
Mefoue7127/
Mefooh7110/
Mahphoudh719/
Mefout718/
Mehfoo717/
Mafudh715/
Medfou712/
Mephou712/
Meufou711/
Meifou711/
Mefood711/
Mefaud711/
Mesfoh711/
Meffod711/
Mefoup711/
Mefo672,155/
Mefu6776/
Mefouet6752/
Mahafud6747/
Mefoute6747/
Mehfooj6730/
Meefout6713/
Hmahfud6711/
Mohfaud677/
Maffudh675/
Meephou674/
Mehefuj674/
Mahfuth674/
Mahfoth674/
Mehfuja674/
Mefouya673/
Mahfeud672/
Mafoued671/
Mofoued671/
Mahfout671/
Mojfouh671/
Mahfaud671/
Maafudh671/
Mafouth671/
Mahafoueth671/
Mefojah671/
Mefoyha671/
Meffous671/

Mehfoudh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehfoudh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅmhfwz88.89
ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻇﻪmhfwzh7.41
ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻔﻮﻅalmhfwz3.7

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mehfoudh
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