Marafat Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Marafat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marafat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan431:747,7488,015
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Marafat (240) may also be a first name.

Marafat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Marafat Come From? nationality or country of origin

Marafat (Bengali: মারফত, Hindi: मारफत, Marathi: मारफत) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marafat? popularity and diffusion

Marafat is the 2,312,869th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Marafat occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Marafat reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Marafat is also the 577,234th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 240 people.

The surname Marafat is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 747,748. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Nangarhar, where 49 percent live, Badakhshan, where 30 percent live and Kabul, where 14 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masrafat933/
Mahrafat931/
Marafath931/
Marafa9219,448/
Marefat861,279/
Marrafa86345/
Maraffa86123/
Morafat8694/
Marafha8630/
Marafai8610/
Maraifa8610/
Marafah866/
Marafad864/
Marofat863/
Mahrafa862/
Mmarafa862/
Maarafa862/
Merafat862/
Mareafa861/
Marafaa861/
Marafea861/
Maarefat802,087/
Marraffa801,881/
Maerefat8023/
Maraffai8018/
Morafate8014/
Maharafa809/
Maraphat802/
Mehrafat802/
Maarafea801/
Maraffay801/
Morafath801/
Marrafas801/
Marofa772,117/
Morafa77240/
Marafo7762/
Maharavat7510/
Marafoite752/
Maravah711,457/
Maroufa71295/
Mahrofa7183/
Morefat7173/
Moirafa7170/
Marofah7158/
Maroofa7137/
Marapha7136/
Masrofa7120/
Marrafo7112/
Marofay7110/
Mosrafa7110/
Marafão717/
Marafei711/
Morafot711/
Maravaha67477/
Morafeae6774/
Maraphot6765/
Moraphat6736/
Mauroofa6733/
Moraffah6719/
Marosfai6715/
Maharava6712/
Marahava679/
Maarafey676/
Mairofah676/
Maaroufa675/
Maraphad673/
Maravahu673/
Marrafão672/
Mousrafa672/
Maraffey671/
Marraffo671/
Mairoufa671/
Moorefat671/

Marafat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marafat in the Hindi language
मारफतmaraphata-
Marafat in the Bengali language
মারফতmaraphata57.14
মারফৎmaraphat28.57
মারফটmaraphata14.29
Marafat in the Marathi language
मारफतmaraphata57.14
मरफतmaraphata42.86

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