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 last name Maarum occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maarum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Maarum are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 90 percent live and Sokoto, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria Maarum occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Maarum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maarum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 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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