Maarufu Surname
Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname
Maarufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,774 | 1:29,843 | 3,562 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maarufu (1,403) may also be a first name.
Maarufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maarufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maarufu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maarufu.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarufu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 225,618th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,046,389 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maarufu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Maarufu is also the 208,697th most numerous forename globally, held by 1,403 people.
The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,774 people, or 1 in 29,843. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 45 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 22 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharufu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Marufu | 92 | 18,270 | / |
| Maaroufou | 88 | 24 | / |
| Maurufu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Maruffu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mahrufu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Marufuu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mairufu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masrufu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marufuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marupfu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marufui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marufuz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matrufu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maerufu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marhufu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maharoufou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maroufou | 80 | 121 | / |
| Marufuhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morufu | 77 | 7,119 | / |
| Marifu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Merufu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mairoufou | 75 | 38 | / |
| Marouffou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marroufou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moruffu | 71 | 35 | / |
| Moorufu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mourufu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Morufau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Morufut | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mohrufu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moruifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morujfu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moruvfu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahrifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moroufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouroufou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Morifu | 62 | 16 | / |
| Merifu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moroofu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Moruphu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mariffou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mariefou | 53 | 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 Maarufu
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