Marafao Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Marafao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 171 | 1:1,251,897 | 43,012 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Marafão (7) are calculated separately.
Marafao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marafao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marafao occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Marafão. For other possible spellings of Marafao click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marafao? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,286,243rd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Marafao is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Marafao are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Luso-South America.
This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 1,251,897. In Brazil Marafao is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 49 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 35 percent live and Paraná, where 9 percent live. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.
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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 Marafao
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