Maarf Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Maarf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maarf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2271:338,24922,944
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Maarf Last Name Facts

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

Maarf is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maarf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,025,894th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Maarf live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 338,249. In Iran it is most common in: Kerman Province, where 60 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Iran Maarf exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maarfh918/
Maarwf913/
Marf89103/
Maarfth838/
Marfe801,096/
Maarb80228/
Marwf8036/
Marrf804/
Mearf803/
Marfh802/
Mairf801/
Marff801/
Maarv801/
Marft801/
Mearef734/
Maharv732/
Mairef732/
Mearfe730/
Marw6738,855/
Morf672,444/
Marb67336/
Marv67117/
Merf6731/
Marfova678/
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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 Maarf
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