Muhafiz Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Muhafiz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 151 | 1:515,374 | 29,068 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhafidz | 93 | 19 | / |
| Muhafizi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muhafizoh | 88 | 4 | / |
| Muhafizuh | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mohafiz | 86 | 32 | / |
| Muhafis | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mahafiz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mohafiza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhafeez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahafuz | 71 | 1,414 | / |
| Mahafza | 71 | 33 | / |
| Mehafuz | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mohafez | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mohafaz | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mahafoz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahafis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohafuz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahaviz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahefiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohafis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohafza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehafez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maihafizai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahafuza | 67 | 2,168 | / |
| Mahafzah | 67 | 708 | / |
| Mahafuzu | 67 | 346 | / |
| Mahafooz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mahafzeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahafouz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mehafooz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohafouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohafuza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahefiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahafeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahafuzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahaifis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehafuza | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis