Maarifa Surname
Approximately 2,075 people bear this surname
Maarifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,803 | 1:29,363 | 3,501 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Maarifa (1,132) may also be a first name.
Maarifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maarifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maarifa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarifa? popularity and diffusion
Maarifa is the 201,006th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,512,070 people. The last name Maarifa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maarifa are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 236,660th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 1,132 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,803 people, or 1 in 29,363. In Tanzania Maarifa is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside, Mtwara Region, where 14 percent reside and Geita Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Maarifa is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Maarifa
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