Marafona Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Marafona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 151 | 1:68,995 | 3,598 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Marafona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marafona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marafona (Russian: Марафона) occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marafona? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,272,314th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Marafona is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Marafona live; 94 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 94 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The last name Marafona is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 68,995. Beside Portugal this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marafonas | 94 | 1 | / |
| Marafana | 88 | 61 | / |
| Marafoni | 88 | 25 | / |
| Marafono | 88 | 8 | / |
| Marrafoni | 82 | 2 | / |
| Marhafana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Morafonad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marafonets | 78 | 15 | / |
| Marafonych | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marafane | 75 | 182 | / |
| Marafani | 75 | 67 | / |
| Marofana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mairafani | 71 | 9 | / |
| Marhafane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marapfani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahurevana | 67 | 33 | / |
| Marayphonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marofane | 63 | 9 | / |
| Morafani | 63 | 6 | / |
| Matraphanna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Morafane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moradfani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moirafani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Maroufhani | 56 | 3 | / |
| Morofana | 50 | 1 | / |
Marafona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marafona in the Russian language | ||
| Марафона | marafona | - |
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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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- 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 Marafona
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