Muhafiz Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Muhafiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhafiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1511:515,37429,068
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Muhafiz (274) may also be a first name.

Muhafiz Last Name Facts

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

Muhafiz is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhafiz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muhafiz is the 1,257,535th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Muhafiz are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 536,832nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 274 people.

Muhafiz is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 515,374. In Turkey Muhafiz is primarily found in: Agri Province, where 54 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 24 percent reside and Kocaeli Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Turkey this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhafidz9319/
Muhafizi931/
Muhafizoh884/
Muhafizuh882/
Mohafiz8632/
Muhafis868/
Mahafiz862/
Mohafiza801/
Muhafeez801/
Mahafuz711,414/
Mahafza7133/
Mehafuz7112/
Mohafez719/
Mohafaz715/
Mahafoz712/
Mahafis711/
Mohafuz711/
Mahaviz711/
Mahefiz711/
Mohafis711/
Mohafza711/
Mehafez711/
Maihafizai711/
Mahafuza672,168/
Mahafzah67708/
Mahafuzu67346/
Mahafooz6725/
Mahafzeh673/
Mahafouz673/
Mehafooz672/
Mohafouz671/
Mohafuza671/
Mahefiza671/
Mahafeez671/
Mahafuzi671/
Mahaifis671/
Mehafuza671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Muhafiz
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