Maraffa Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Maraffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maraffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Maraffa (11) may also be a first name.

Maraffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maraffa is most common in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maraffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maraffa is the 1,628,521st most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Maraffa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Maraffa live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Chadic Africa. Maraffa is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The surname Maraffa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon Maraffa is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 93 percent are found and North Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.

Maraffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maraffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maraffa surname grew 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maraffa Last Name Statistics demography

Maraffa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marraffa931,881/
Maraffai9318/
Maraffay931/
Marafa9219,448/
Marrafa86345/
Maraffi86170/
Marafat8668/
Marafha8630/
Maraifa8610/
Marafai8610/
Marafah866/
Marafad864/
Maarafa862/
Mmarafa862/
Mahrafa862/
Mareffa861/
Mareafa861/
Marafaa861/
Marafea861/
Maraffio80238/
Moraffah8019/
Maharafa809/
Masrafat803/
Mauraffe801/
Maraffey801/
Maraffie801/
Marraffo801/
Mahrafat801/
Marrafas801/
Marafaya801/
Maarafea801/
Marafi772,358/
Marofa772,117/
Morafa77240/
Marefa77108/
Marafo7762/
Marafe7710/
Marafy773/
Merafa771/
Marhaffer750/
Maravah711,457/
Marafie71613/
Matrafi71406/
Masrafi71361/
Maroufa71295/
Mairafi71209/
Morafat7194/
Maarafi7184/
Mahrofa7183/
Moirafa7170/
Marofah7158/
Maroofa7137/
Marapha7136/
Marafih7130/
Mahrafi7121/
Masrofa7120/
Marrafo7112/
Mosrafa7110/
Marofay7110/
Marafão717/
Marafhe717/
Marafet715/
Marhafi714/
Mahrafy714/
Marafis714/
Marzafi714/
Marafuj713/
Marofat713/
Marafee712/
Mairafe712/
Maratfe712/
Marrafi712/
Maarafy712/
Majrafi711/
Maurafi711/
Marafed711/
Marafei711/
Masrafe711/
Mahrefa711/
Mareefa711/
Maarefa711/
Maravaha67477/
Morafeae6774/
Marhafer6770/
Marosffy6735/
Mauroofa6733/
Marosfai6715/
Maharava6712/
Marahava679/
Mairofah676/
Maarafey676/
Maaroufa675/
Maravahu673/
Maraphad673/
Maraphat672/
Marrafão672/
Mousrafa672/
Maharafi671/
Masrafee671/
Matrafer671/
Mairoufa671/
Maysrafi671/
Morafath671/
Mahreefa671/
Marhafiz671/

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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 Maraffa
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