Maarif Surname

28,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Maarif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maarif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia17,4451:7,581990
Algeria4041:95,62314,484
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Iran3321:231,27317,904
Afghanistan1181:272,4854,470
Malaysia1051:280,89715,562
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Maarif (6,794) may also be a first name.

Maarif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maarif (Hindi: माआरिफ, Marathi: मआरीफ) is most common in Indonesia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maarif? popularity and diffusion

Maarif is the 28,460th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 386,013 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Maarif are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Maarif is also the 79,118th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 6,794 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 17,445 people, or 1 in 7,581. In Indonesia Maarif is most prevalent in: East Java, where 42 percent are found, Central Java, where 29 percent are found and West Java, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent are found and Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maarief92771/
Ma'arif92100/
Maharif9218/
Maareif929/
Maariff927/
Maarrif921/
Marif911,831/
Mahariff863/
Mairif831,847/
Maaref831,340/
Maerif83335/
Mahrif83116/
Marife8393/
Masrif8380/
Maraif8363/
Maarib8318/
Marief8314/
Mariff838/
Maariv836/
Marrif834/
Maurif832/
Margif831/
Mearif831/
Marzif831/
Maruif831/
Matrif831/
Maarifova805/
Mareiff7731/
Maarref7717/
Maareef776/
Maariph773/
Maharef772/
Mairife771/
Marzoif771/
Marriff771/
Maareft771/
Marib73487/
Maref73271/
Merif7343/
Mariv7326/
Mariw738/
Morif735/
Maryf730/
Marifova7143/
Maharaiv713/
Maarev672,026/
Marref671,661/
Mariev671,465/
Marhib67240/
Maraib6742/
Morife6736/
Mareef6727/
Moraif6714/
Mariov6711/
Mareff677/
Morrif676/
Masriv675/
Masref674/
Maruiv674/
Mearef674/
Mohrif674/
Meriff672/
Mariws672/
Maàref672/
Maurib672/
Mairef672/
Marhiv672/
Moriff672/
Marefh671/
Marypf671/
Marriv671/
Merrif671/
Matref671/
Majrib671/
Marziw671/
Maritv671/
Mourif671/
Muirif671/
Mgaref671/
Marefe671/
Maeref671/
Moorif670/

Maarif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maarif in the Marathi language
मआरीफma'aripha77.78
मअरीफma'aripha11.11
मशमीmasami11.11
Maarif in the Hindi language
माआरिफma'aripha50
मोआरिफmo'aripha16.67
मौशरीफmausaripha8.33
मआरिफma'aripha8.33
मौआरीफmau'aripha8.33
मौआरिफmau'aripha8.33

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