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
The last name Marafah is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marafah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Marafah is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marafah reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Marafah is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 25 percent are found, Kaduna, where 25 percent are found and Kwara, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
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
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