Maaraf Surname
Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname
Maaraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 569 | 1:67,894 | 11,066 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Maaraf (45) may also be a first name.
Maaraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maaraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maaraf is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaraf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 322,699th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. The last name Maaraf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Maaraf are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb. Maaraf is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.
The surname Maaraf is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 67,894. In Algeria Maaraf is most frequent in: Adrar Province, where 62 percent are found, El Taref Province, where 17 percent are found and Chlef Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Algeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 47 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
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 Maaraf
- 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