Marafi Surname

180,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Marafi Surname User-submission:

The Marafi surname comes from the name Mohammad Rafie.

Marafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait2,1021:1,808216
Qatar971:24,3092,614
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
India51:153,413,076951,030
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
England31:18,572,686338,250
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Marafi (77) may also be a first name.

Marafi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Marafi surname comes from the name Mohammad Rafie.

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Marafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marafi (Hindi: मरफी) is borne by more people in Kuwait than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 180,666th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,090,562 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Marafi live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,100,117th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 77 people.

The surname Marafi is most commonly used in Kuwait, where it is borne by 2,102 people, or 1 in 1,808. Excluding Kuwait this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Marafi Last Name Statistics demography

Marafi earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marafie92613/
Matrafi92406/
Masrafi92361/
Mairafi92209/
Maraffi92170/
Maarafi9284/
Marafih9230/
Mahrafi9221/
Marafai9210/
Marhafi924/
Marafis924/
Marzafi924/
Marrafi922/
Majrafi921/
Maurafi921/
Maerafi921/
Marafei921/
Maraffio86238/
Maraffai8618/
Maharafi861/
Maraffie861/
Maysrafi861/
Marhafiz861/
Marafa8319,448/
Marofi8351/
Morafi8330/
Merafi8326/
Marafe8310/
Marafy833/
Marefi833/
Mashhrafi805/
Maroufi7718,901/
Maarefi771,456/
Marrafa77345/
Masrofi77174/
Maroofi77160/
Maraffa77123/
Mahravi7786/
Mourafi7775/
Mahrofi7768/
Marafha7730/
Marosfi7721/
Marrefi7711/
Maraifa7710/
Maarofi777/
Marafhe777/
Marafet775/
Mahrafy774/
Marafuj773/
Meraifi773/
Marafee772/
Mairafe772/
Maarafa772/
Maratfe772/
Mmarafa772/
Maerefi772/
Maarafy772/
Marafed771/
Mareafa771/
Marafaa771/
Marafea771/
Morafhi771/
Mehrafi771/
Motrafi771/
Masrafe771/
Mearefi771/
Maaroufi7112,473/
Marraffa711,881/
Marhafer7170/
Marosfai7115/
Marosfői7113/
Mahroufi719/
Marosfoi716/
Maâroufi716/
Marzoufi716/
Maarafey716/
Maroufit715/
Matroufi715/
Mehrafei713/
Maàroufi713/
Marroufi712/
Mâaroufi712/
Masroufi712/
Mauraffe711/
Maraffey711/
Masrafee711/
Masroofi711/
Matrafer711/
Maeroufi711/
Maroufei711/
Maraffay711/
Maharavi711/
Ma'arefi711/
Marafaya711/
Maarafea711/
Morafe672,311/
Marofa672,117/
Merafe671,158/
Morafa67240/
Morofi6722/
Morefi6712/
Ma'aroufi672/
Marofy672/
Marofe671/
Maaroufii671/
Maaaroufi671/
Mairoufai671/
Maharavai671/
Marefe671/
Merefi671/
Marhaffer670/
Mahrhafer670/

Marafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marafi in the Hindi language
मरफीmaraphi-

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