Miftahu Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Miftahu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miftahu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1711:1,035,92343,476
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Miftahu (1,008) may also be a first name.

Miftahu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miftahu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Miftahu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,310,135th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Miftahu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 253,398th most numerous first name globally, borne by 1,008 people.

The last name Miftahu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 1,035,923. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kebbi, where 25 percent reside, Kano, where 19 percent reside and Bauchi, where 18 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Miftahu exists in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miftah9235,346/
Miftau92100/
Mifthu921/
Muftahu862,903/
Miftach8632/
Mieftah8629/
Mifthah8626/
Mifftah867/
Miftaha864/
Mmiftah861/
Mifta8311,983/
Miftiyah8011/
Mifthaah802/
Mifthahe801/
Miffthah801/
Meftah7729,268/
Muftah7717,142/
Muftau778,686/
Miftha77399/
Mufthu778/
Mibthu771/
Miftay771/
Mefthu771/
Miftaj771/
Miftahova7565/
Meftahy71139/
Mufftau7110/
Mefttah716/
Muftaiu715/
Mufthau715/
Muftaha713/
Meftaha713/
Meftaah712/
Muuftau712/
Meftach712/
Mehftah712/
Mifteha711/
Meeftah711/
Mifthad711/
Moivtah711/
Mefftah711/
Metftah711/
Mmuftau711/
Mifthas711/
Miftuha711/
Miphtau711/
Mefhtah711/
Mesftah711/
Mefta671,303/
Mufta67160/
Muftiyah6730/
Meftu6716/
Muftu6711/
Mivtu672/
Mivta672/
Mefftahe671/
Miwta671/
Mefthuha671/
Mufphtau671/
Muphtahu671/

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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 Miftahu
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