Marafah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Marafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Marafah (20) may also be a first name.
Marafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marafah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marafah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marafah live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Marafah is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally It is held by 20 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 25 percent reside, Kaduna, where 25 percent reside and Kwara, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marafa | 92 | 19,448 | / |
| Maravah | 86 | 1,457 | / |
| Marrafa | 86 | 345 | / |
| Maraffa | 86 | 123 | / |
| Marafat | 86 | 68 | / |
| Marofah | 86 | 58 | / |
| Marafha | 86 | 30 | / |
| Marafai | 86 | 10 | / |
| Maraifa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Marafad | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mahrafa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mmarafa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maarafa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Marafea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mareafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marafaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marraffa | 80 | 1,881 | / |
| Maravaha | 80 | 477 | / |
| Moraffah | 80 | 19 | / |
| Maraffai | 80 | 18 | / |
| Maharafa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mairofah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Masrafat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maravahu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Marrafas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maraffay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahrafat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morafath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maarafea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marofa | 77 | 2,117 | / |
| Morafa | 77 | 240 | / |
| Marefa | 77 | 108 | / |
| Marafo | 77 | 62 | / |
| Merafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maroufa | 71 | 295 | / |
| Morafat | 71 | 94 | / |
| Mahrofa | 71 | 83 | / |
| Moirafa | 71 | 70 | / |
| Maroofa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Marapha | 71 | 36 | / |
| Masrofa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Marrafo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mosrafa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Marofay | 71 | 10 | / |
| Marafão | 71 | 7 | / |
| Marofat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moravah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maarefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mareefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marapho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahrefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marafei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mareffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morafeae | 67 | 74 | / |
| Maraphot | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mauroofa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Marosfai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maharava | 67 | 12 | / |
| Marahava | 67 | 9 | / |
| Maarafey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maaroufa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maraphad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Marrafão | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mousrafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maraphat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mairoufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marraffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maraffey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahreefa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Marafah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis