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
Maarouf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Maarouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maarouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maarouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﺮﻭﻑ) is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Maârouf, Maàrouf or Mâârouf. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarouf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maarouf is the 7,773rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 99,700 people. The last name Maarouf occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Maarouf live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Levant. Maarouf is also the 64,056th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 9,366 people.
The surname Maarouf is most commonly used in Syria, where it is borne by 16,067 people, or 1 in 1,201. In Syria Maarouf 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. Without taking into account Syria Maarouf is found in 64 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 18 percent are found and Yemen, where 14 percent are found.
Maarouf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Maarouf last name is primarily Sunni (57%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Maarouf are 27.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.07% registered with the 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maarouf
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