Maharoof Surname

263,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Maharoof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maharoof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
India1811:4,237,930112,703
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Qatar941:25,0852,628
England191:2,932,529101,561
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Maharoof (2,897) may also be a first name.

Maharoof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maharoof (Hindi: महरूफ) has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maharoof.

How Common Is The Last Name Maharoof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 263,899th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,910,745 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Maharoof live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Maharoof is also the 134,988th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 2,897 people.

The surname is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Besides Sri Lanka this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found.

Maharoof Last Name Statistics demography

Maharoof earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahroof936,381/
Mahuroof88524/
Mahraoof881/
Mehroof80107/
Mohroof8010/
Maruoof804/
Marooaf802/
Marooof801/
Maharaov751/
Maharraov719/
Maroaf711/
Mohrohoff711/
Maharraova677/
Maroauf671/
Marohow671/
Marohoob631/
Maroab571/
Maraov571/
Meraouf53136/
Morohov5322/
Marouab5316/
Maraoub5311/
Marahov535/
Morahov531/
Margaov531/
Matraov531/
Moroeov531/
Morohova5014/
Marahova509/
Mearahov504/
Marahovs501/
Morgaoff501/

Maharoof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maharoof in the Hindi language
महरूफmaharupha63.64
महारूफmaharupha36.36

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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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  • 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 Maharoof
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