Mairif Surname

221,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Mairif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mairif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,8021:21,4383,923
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
France161:4,151,420237,746
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mairif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mairif occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mairif.

How Common Is The Last Name Mairif? popularity and diffusion

Mairif is the 221,035th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,945,612 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mairif live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 1,802 people, or 1 in 21,438. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Batna Province, where 81 percent live, Médéa Province, where 11 percent live and Biskra Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Algeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairife921/
Marif911,831/
Mirif917/
Maarif8318,879/
Maerif83335/
Mahrif83116/
Marife8393/
Masrif8380/
Maraif8363/
Marief8314/
Mariff838/
Marrif834/
Mairef832/
Maurif832/
Muirif831/
Margif831/
Mearif831/
Matrif831/
Mhirif831/
Maruif831/
Marzif831/
Maarief77771/
Ma'arif77100/
Mareiff7731/
Maharif7718/
Maareif779/
Maariff777/
Maarrif771/
Maioriv771/
Mairiev771/
Marzoif771/
Marriff771/
Mujarif771/
Mojarif771/
Mairuiw771/
Marib73487/
Maref73271/
Mirib73264/
Miriv7359/
Merif7343/
Mariv7326/
Mariw738/
Miriw731/
Miref731/
Maryf730/
Marifova7143/
Mahariff713/
Maireffe711/
Marref671,661/
Mariev671,465/
Maaref671,340/
Miriev67596/
Mareef6727/
Muirib6723/
Merife6722/
Maarib6718/
Mariov6711/
Mareff677/
Maariv676/
Maarifova675/
Masriv675/
Mearef674/
Mirhib674/
Masref674/
Mariws672/
Maàref672/
Meriff672/
Maurib672/
Marriv671/
Majrib671/
Maeref671/
Marypf671/
Mgaref671/
Miraif671/
Merrif671/
Marefh671/
Mujrif671/
Marefe671/
Matref671/
Mitref671/
Maritv671/
Mourif671/
Mirziv671/

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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 Mairif
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