Maarum Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Maarum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maarum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Maarum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maarum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maarum is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maarum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Maarum reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Maarum is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 90 percent reside and Sokoto, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Maarum occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Maarum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maarum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maarum surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maharum92114/
Maaroum921/
Marum913,110/
Maharaum863/
Maharuim861/
Marume837,345/
Marhum83665/
Mahrum83493/
Mareum83455/
Masrum83151/
Maroum83116/
Maarun8353/
Margum8347/
Marrum8342/
Maruim8339/
Maraum8312/
Majrum8312/
Mayrum8311/
Marzum837/
Mairum834/
Maruhm833/
Matrum832/
Marumk831/
Maarom831/
Maerum830/
Marhoum7714,050/
Mahroum771,298/
Margoum77942/
Maharun77158/
Marohum77135/
Mareume7758/
Marroum7740/
Marahum7733/
Marhume7727/
Masraum7715/
Maraume7712/
Marusim778/
Maasrun776/
Maroume772/
Mairoum772/
Matroum772/
Maihrum771/
Maurume771/
Mayroum771/
Masroum771/
Maruume771/
Marheum771/
Marutim771/
Maaroun771/
Mautrum770/
Marom732,994/
Marun732,098/
Merum73483/
Morum73259/
Maruń732/
Maróm731/
Marhoume71139/
Marumova712/
Marousme712/
Maitroum712/
Mahairun711/
Maharaun711/
Maharrom711/
Maroun678,083/
Marhom671,629/
Maruhn671,263/
Moreum671,081/
Marung67858/
Maraun67759/
Masrun67476/
Margun67379/
Marune67375/
Mairom67289/
Mairun67240/
Mahrun67192/
Marund67181/
Marhun67165/
Maroem67120/
Marrom6789/
Marrun6756/
Marzun6733/
Meerum6727/
Morume6726/
Maroom6718/
Maruin6717/
Morhum6713/
Majrun6713/
Mharun6712/
Mehrum6712/
Maruñk6712/
Majrom6711/
Moruim6710/
Mayrom678/
Maurom678/
Mayrun677/
Maroussem675/
Motrum675/
Meirum675/
Mareun674/
Matrun674/
Mohrum673/
Meruim673/
Maaron673/
Mourum672/
Maurun671/
Merhum671/
Morgum671/
Moruum671/
Mharom671/
Merrum671/
Moorum671/
Mearun671/
Maromm671/

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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 Maarum
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