Maarouf Surname
Approximately 73,095 people bear this surname
Maarouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 16,067 | 1:1,201 | 159 |
| Morocco | 12,984 | 1:2,655 | 217 |
| Yemen | 10,213 | 1:2,587 | 400 |
| Algeria | 9,494 | 1:4,069 | 621 |
| Iraq | 8,415 | 1:4,162 | 428 |
| Egypt | 6,559 | 1:14,017 | 1,670 |
| Palestine | 3,141 | 1:1,448 | 267 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,948 | 1:15,840 | 2,206 |
| Jordan | 1,351 | 1:6,545 | 1,293 |
| Kuwait | 723 | 1:5,257 | 721 |
| Lebanon | 548 | 1:10,287 | 1,547 |
| Spain | 312 | 1:149,846 | 11,079 |
| United States | 209 | 1:1,734,253 | 114,535 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| Germany | 134 | 1:600,787 | 48,250 |
| France | 114 | 1:582,655 | 77,962 |
| Greece | 68 | 1:162,938 | 26,592 |
| Denmark | 68 | 1:83,011 | 8,046 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Mauritania | 43 | 1:95,229 | 5,961 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Oman | 35 | 1:105,371 | 3,185 |
| Tunisia | 31 | 1:19,698 | 3,144 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Maârouf (9), Maàrouf (3) & Mâârouf (1) are calculated separately.
Maarouf (9,366) may also be a first name.
Maarouf Demographics
Average Maarouf Salary in
United States
$43,197 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maarouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maarouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maarouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﺮﻭﻑ) is most common in Syria. It may also be rendered as a variant: Maârouf, Maàrouf or Mâârouf. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarouf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,773rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 99,700 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Maarouf reside; 58 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Levant. Maarouf is also the 64,056th most widespread first name globally It is held by 9,366 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is held by 16,067 people, or 1 in 1,201. In Syria it is most numerous in: Idlib Governorate, where 30 percent are found, Latakia Governorate, where 23 percent are found and Tartus Governorate, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Syria this last name is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 18 percent are found and Yemen, where 14 percent are found.
Maarouf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Maarouf surname is predominantly Sunni (57%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Maarouf last name are 27.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Maarouf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $43,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $49,748 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maarouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maarouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﺮﻭﻑ | mrwf | 95.95 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻭﻑ | almrwf | 4.05 |
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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
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