Miftah Surname

15,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Morocco

Miftah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miftah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia17,8691:5,459867
Morocco6,9861:4,935570
Indonesia5,6051:23,5952,840
Egypt3,2341:28,4283,124
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
France2421:274,47442,205
Spain1531:305,56918,303
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Miftah (22,923) may also be a first name.

Miftah Last Name Facts

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

Miftah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡ, Hindi: मिफ्ताह) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Miftah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Miftah is the 15,770th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 206,177 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Miftah are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 34,100th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 22,923 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 17,869 people, or 1 in 5,459. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Miftah Last Name Statistics demography

Miftah earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miftahu92172/
Miftach9232/
Mieftah9229/
Mifthah9226/
Mifftah927/
Miftaha924/
Mmiftah921/
Mifta9111,983/
Mifthaah862/
Mifthahe861/
Miffthah861/
Meftah8329,268/
Muftah8317,142/
Miftha83399/
Miftau83100/
Miftaj831/
Miftay831/
Miftahova8065/
Muftahu772,903/
Meftahy77139/
Mefttah776/
Muftaha773/
Meftaha773/
Mehftah772/
Meftach772/
Meftaah772/
Mesftah771/
Mifthas771/
Meeftah771/
Mefhtah771/
Metftah771/
Mefftah771/
Moivtah771/
Mifthad771/
Mefta731,303/
Mufta73160/
Mivta732/
Miwta731/
Mefftahe711/
Muftau678,686/
Mevtah6720/
Muftai679/
Muftha674/
Meftha673/
Meftoh672/
Miftajova672/
Muftaa671/
Meftai671/

Miftah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miftah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺡmftah90.91
ﻣﻔﺘﺎﺣﻪmftahh9.09
Miftah in the Hindi language
मिफ्ताहmiphtaha80
मिफताहmiphataha20

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Footnotes

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