Marafon Surname

154,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Marafon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marafon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,6601:80,4793,019
Italy981:624,04856,733
France301:2,214,091176,965
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Marafon (12) may also be a first name.

Marafon Last Name Facts

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

Marafon (Hindi: मरफोन) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marafon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 154,907th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,573,286 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Marafon reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 94 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 12 people.

The last name Marafon is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,660 people, or 1 in 80,479. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 31 percent reside, Paraná, where 22 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Marafon Last Name Statistics demography

Marafon earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $46,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marafon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marafon in the Hindi language
मरफोनmaraphona-

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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
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  • 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 Marafon
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