Maghrab Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Maghrab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maghrab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1331:241,7534,183
Yemen721:367,01810,130
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Maghrab (44) may also be a first name.

Maghrab Last Name Facts

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

Maghrab occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maghrab? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maghrab is the 1,035,555th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Maghrab are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Maghrab is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 44 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 241,753. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Jowzjan, where 35 percent live, Takhar, where 20 percent live and Baghlan, where 14 percent live. Excluding Afghanistan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 30 percent live and Iraq, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Magrab9226/
Maghreb86461/
Maghrob865/
Maghraf862/
Moghrab861/
Meghrab861/
Maghroob804/
Maghroub804/
Moughrab803/
Maghrape801/
Magraw77315/
Megrab7731/
Magreb777/
Magraf775/
Mograb773/
MacGraw7188/
Magraff7153/
Maggraf7153/
Magrova7121/
Makgraf7119/
Magraph718/
MacGrob714/
Moghreb713/
Magroob712/
Mougrab712/
Magroub711/
Majgraf711/
Meghreb711/
Masgrav711/
Mangrob711/
Maghrep711/
Maggraw710/
Magraft710/
Maghrouf67145/
MacGraff673/
Makgraaf672/
Maghroof672/
MacKgraf670/
Maigraff670/
Magrawth670/
Magraiff670/
Masgraff670/

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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
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  • 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 Maghrab
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