Al-Maroof Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Al-Maroof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Al-Maroof (9) may also be a first name.
Al-Maroof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Maroof Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Maroof is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Maroof? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Al-Maroof occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Al-Maroof reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Al-Maroof is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 9 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 80 percent live and Oyo, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 13 percent live and Qatar, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Marof | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Maroof | 89 | 63 | / |
| Al-Marouf | 89 | 3 | / |
| Al Mauroof | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Maruf | 82 | 1,805 | / |
| Al Marof | 82 | 360 | / |
| Al Marouf | 78 | 36 | / |
| Al-Majroub | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Maruf | 71 | 11,456 | / |
| Al-Moruf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Maraf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Masraf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Marruf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Marhaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Majroub | 63 | 70 | / |
| Al Mahroub | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al-Morab | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Mahrab | 56 | 54 | / |
| Al Marhab | 56 | 5 | / |
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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 Al-Maroof
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