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) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maaruf.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaruf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 45,353rd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 636,856 people. Maaruf occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Maaruf reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 65,892nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 8,963 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 9,441 people, or 1 in 18,763. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Katsina, where 45 percent are found, Kano, where 23 percent are found and Borno, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.
Maaruf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying 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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- 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 Maaruf
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