Marafia Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Marafia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Marafia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Marafia (54) may also be a first name.

Marafia Last Name Facts

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

Marafia occurs in Qatar more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marafia? popularity and diffusion

Marafia is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Marafia live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 54 people.

It is most frequently held in Qatar, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 63,730. Excluding Qatar it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and Algeria, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maarafia936/
Marafiah931/
Marefia8617/
Marafya861/
Marafea861/
Merafia861/
Maraffio80238/
Maarefia806/
Maroufia804/
Marafiot802/
Maarafea801/
Maaroufia757/
Marafiott751/
Maraphija751/
Marreffia751/
Moerofiah6361/
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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 Marafia
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