Maaroufou Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Maaroufou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
Maaroufou (47) may also be a first name.
Maaroufou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maaroufou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maaroufou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaroufou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maaroufou reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 47 people.
The last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 834,436. In Niger Maaroufou is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 65 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 30 percent live and Maradi Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Niger Maaroufou exists in one country. It also occurs in Comoros, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharoufou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Maroufou | 94 | 121 | / |
| Mairoufou | 89 | 38 | / |
| Marouffou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Marroufou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maarufu | 88 | 1,801 | / |
| Maaroufa | 82 | 5 | / |
| Maharufu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mairoufo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moroufou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marufu | 80 | 18,270 | / |
| Marufo | 80 | 148 | / |
| Mouroufou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marrufo | 75 | 22,375 | / |
| Maroufa | 75 | 295 | / |
| Maruffo | 75 | 80 | / |
| Marrofo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Maarufa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Maurufu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maruffu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mahrufu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Marufuu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matrufu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marufuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mairufu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marufui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marhufu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marufuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marupfu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masrufu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mareufo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marruffo | 71 | 1,347 | / |
| Marufuji | 71 | 1,183 | / |
| Marosfoi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Marrufos | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maarufah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maroufei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mariefou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marufuhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marreufo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mairoufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marufa | 67 | 29,720 | / |
| Morufu | 67 | 7,119 | / |
| Marofa | 67 | 2,117 | / |
| Marofu | 67 | 425 | / |
| Marafo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Morofo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Morufo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mairoufai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marofà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maharufat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mourafout | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maaroufou
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