Ma'aruf Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Norway

Ma'aruf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ma'aruf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ma'aruf (27) may also be a first name.

Ma'aruf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ma'aruf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ma'aruf is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ma'aruf.

How Common Is The Last Name Ma'aruf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ma'aruf is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Ma'aruf are found; 57 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia Ma'aruf is primarily found in: Riau Islands, where 50 percent live and West Sumatra, where 50 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ma'arouf938/
Maaruf9211,443/
Ma'ruf92272/
Maarouf8673,095/
Maharuf8654/
Ma'rouf866/
Hmaaruf864/
Ma'ruff861/
Maaruff861/
Maaruuf861/
Maarruf861/
Maruf8394,858/
Maaroufe809/
Maharouf807/
Maaharuf801/
Maharuff801/
Ma'aroof801/
Marouf7734,785/
Maeruf773,883/
Mahruf77762/
Masruf77443/
Maruff77363/
Marauf77348/
Mauruf7780/
Maruuf7747/
Mairuf7745/
Marufs7715/
Matruf7711/
Maarub7710/
Marruf7710/
Marufe779/
Mearuf775/
Maruwf774/
Marufh774/
Marguf773/
Mharuf771/
Maruif771/
Marudf771/
Maarufová751/
Maaroof71813/
Matrouf71425/
Mahrouf71217/
Marrouf71133/
Maaroef7136/
Maroufe7121/
Masrouf7113/
Maârouf719/
Mauruff718/
Ma'roef717/
Marzouf716/
Maraufh715/
Mairouf715/
Hmmaruf715/
Marouff713/
Maàrouf713/
Mahruff712/
Maurouf712/
Marruff712/
Maruffe711/
Maroufs711/
Marufff711/
Mahrauf711/
Maharuv711/
Maaroufová711/
Mmarouf711/
Maarouv711/
Moruf674,316/
Marufova674,223/
Maruv671,364/
Marub6775/
Maruw675/
Maharuph675/
Mahruuff674/
Meruf674/

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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 Ma'aruf
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