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 surname Maarufu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maarufu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 225,618th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,046,389 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,403 people.
Maarufu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,774 people, or 1 in 29,843. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 45 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 22 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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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