Maarou Surname
Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname
Maarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,128 | 1:9,019 | 693 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Maãrou (1) are calculated separately.
Maarou (4,628) may also be a first name.
Maarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maarou is found most frequently in Niger. It can also be found in the variant forms: Maãrou. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 196,264th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,411,772 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maarou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Maarou is also the 100,815th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 4,628 people.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 2,128 people, or 1 in 9,019. In Niger Maarou is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 67 percent live, Maradi Region, where 30 percent live and Agadez Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Niger Maarou occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 0 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.
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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 Maarou
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