Maarufa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Maarufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Maarufa (208) may also be a first name.
Maarufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maarufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maarufa (Hindi: मशरूफा) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maarufa.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarufa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maarufa reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maarufa is also the 627,410th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 208 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 89 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maarufa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maarufa in the Hindi language | ||
| मशरूफा | masarupha | - |
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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 Maarufa
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