Maaref Surname

286,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Maaref Surname User-submission:

The Maaref suranme means 'knowledge'.

Maaref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5751:67,18510,973
France3681:180,49728,114
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Iran1341:573,00432,413
Tunisia401:15,2662,487
United States121:30,204,911765,334
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Maàref (2) are calculated separately.

Maaref (96) may also be a first name.

Maaref Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Maaref suranme means 'knowledge'.

- rayan2222

Maaref Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maaref (Marathi: माआरेप) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Maàref. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maaref? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maaref is the 286,665th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,438,467 people. The last name Maaref occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Maaref reside; 59 percent reside in North Africa and 59 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 968,397th most frequently held first name globally, held by 96 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 67,185. In Algeria Maaref is most common in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 77 percent live, Mascara Province, where 10 percent live and Tiaret Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Algeria this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 27 percent live and Morocco, where 13 percent live.

Maaref Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maaref earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.64% less than the national average, earning $40,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maàref942/
Maarief92771/
Maarref9217/
Maareif929/
Maareef926/
Maharef922/
Maareft921/
Maref91271/
Maarif8318,879/
Maarev832,026/
Marref831,661/
Mareef8327/
Marief8314/
Mareff837/
Masref834/
Mearef834/
Mairef832/
Mgaref831/
Matref831/
Marefe831/
Maeref831/
Marefh831/
Ma'arif77100/
Mautref7767/
Mađarev7742/
Mareiff7731/
Maharif7718/
Mareeff779/
Marreef779/
Maariff777/
Marhefe772/
Mareefh771/
Marrefe771/
Maarrif771/
Marreff771/
Marew733,572/
Marif731,831/
Marev73557/
Mareb7314/
Moref739/
Meref731/
Maryf730/
Mahariff713/
Maaireva711/
Marreeff711/
Maharevs711/
Maireffe711/
Mattreff711/
Mareev672,682/
Mairif671,847/
Mareva671,481/
Mariev671,465/
Mareeb67917/
Maerif67335/
Mahrif67116/
Marife6793/
Masrif6780/
Maraif6763/
Marzev6727/
Moreff6723/
Maarib6718/
Mhareb6716/
Matrev6715/
Morefe6710/
Marhew679/
Mariff678/
Mouref677/
Maariv676/
Maarifova675/
Moreef674/
Marrif674/
Marhev672/
Mareaw672/
Merhef672/
Marheb672/
Maurif672/
Mosref671/
Mearif671/
Merref671/
Margif671/
Mohref671/
Marrew671/
Marrev671/
Marzif671/
Maruif671/
Motref671/
Matrif671/
Moreaf671/
Margev671/
Maresw671/
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Maurew671/
Mooref671/
Mareav670/

Maaref Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maaref in the Marathi language
माआरेपma'arepa-

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