Maaruf Surname
Approximately 11,443 people bear this surname
Maaruf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9,441 | 1:18,763 | 1,744 |
| Indonesia | 911 | 1:145,169 | 14,314 |
| Pakistan | 859 | 1:207,967 | 5,017 |
| Brunei | 62 | 1:6,754 | 919 |
| Tanzania | 47 | 1:1,126,417 | 46,452 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Maaruf (8,963) may also be a first name.
Maaruf Demographics
Maaruf Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Maaruf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maaruf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maaruf (Hindi: मारुफ, Marathi: मआरुफ, Russian: Мааруф) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaruf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 45,353rd most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 636,856 people. Maaruf is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Maaruf live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maaruf is also the 65,892nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 8,963 people.
The last name Maaruf is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9,441 people, or 1 in 18,763. In Nigeria Maaruf is most frequent in: Katsina, where 45 percent live, Kano, where 23 percent live and Borno, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria Maaruf occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.
Maaruf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maaruf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maaruf in the Marathi language | ||
| मआरुफ | ma'arupha | - |
| Maaruf in the Hindi language | ||
| मारुफ | marupha | 50 |
| मशरूफ | masarupha | 50 |
| Maaruf in the Russian language | ||
| Мааруф | maaruf | - |
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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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- 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 Maaruf
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