Marafan Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Marafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Marafan (39) may also be a first name.
Marafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marafan (Hindi: मरफान, Russian: Марафан) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marafan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Marafan is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Marafan reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Marafan is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 39 people.
The surname Marafan is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kebbi, where 60 percent live, Zamfara, where 29 percent live and Nasarawa, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria Marafan is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 7 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marafane | 93 | 182 | / |
| Marafain | 93 | 28 | / |
| Marafang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Marrafan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Marhafane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marafon | 86 | 2,832 | / |
| Morafan | 86 | 39 | / |
| Marafam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Marafanova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marrafon | 80 | 385 | / |
| Morafean | 80 | 345 | / |
| Maraffon | 80 | 90 | / |
| Mahravan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Marofane | 80 | 9 | / |
| Maroufan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Maraphan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Morafaan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maroofan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moirafan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marofain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muirafan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morafane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahrofan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmarafon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maharavan | 75 | 23 | / |
| Mairaphan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Maraphain | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maratphan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marafom | 71 | 15 | / |
| Marafonova | 71 | 10 | / |
| Marafão | 71 | 7 | / |
| Morafon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maharaphan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maharafond | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maaroufand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahrovan | 67 | 237 | / |
| Moradfam | 67 | 34 | / |
| Morofaan | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mehrofan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Morofane | 67 | 10 | / |
| Moraphan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Marrafom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Marrafão | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marrofon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mattraiphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehravan | 67 | 1 | / |
Marafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marafan in the Hindi language | ||
| मरफान | maraphana | 66.67 |
| मारफन | maraphana | 33.33 |
| Marafan in the Russian language | ||
| Марафан | marafan | - |
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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 Marafan
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