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

Miftahu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Miftahu.

How Common Is The Last Name Miftahu? popularity and diffusion

Miftahu is the 1,310,135th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Miftahu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Miftahu is also the 253,398th most widely held first name globally It is held by 1,008 people.

The surname Miftahu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 1,035,923. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kebbi, where 25 percent are found, Kano, where 19 percent are found and Bauchi, where 18 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

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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