Marafan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Marafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

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 last name Marafan (Hindi: मरफान, Russian: Марафан) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marafan? popularity and diffusion

Marafan is the 3,055,934th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Marafan is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Marafan are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Marafan is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Marafan is most frequent in: Kebbi, where 60 percent are found, Zamfara, where 29 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marafan in the Hindi language
मरफानmaraphana66.67
मारफनmaraphana33.33
Marafan in the Russian language
Марафанmarafan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marafan
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