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
The surname Maarufa (Hindi: मशरूफा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maarufa.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarufa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maarufa are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maarufa is also the 627,410th most widely held forename on earth, held by 208 people.
This surname is most commonly held 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. Not including Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common 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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