Marapha Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Marapha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marapha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Marapha (108) may also be a first name.

Marapha Last Name Facts

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

Marapha (Marathi: माराफा, Oriya: ମାରଫା) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Marapha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marapha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marapha is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Marapha is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Marapha live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 108 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Marapha is mostly concentrated in: North Region, where 93 percent live and Far North Region, where 7 percent live. Other than Cameroon Marapha occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Marapha Last Name Statistics demography

Marapha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.46% less than the national average, earning R 25,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maraphad933/
Maraphat932/
Marapaha931/
Marapa921,399/
Marrapuha881/
Mairapaha881/
Maharapha881/
Marappa86521/
Marapas8641/
Maarapa8641/
Maraupa8631/
Marapeh8631/
Marafha8630/
Maraipa8620/
Marrapa8613/
Marahpa8612/
Marapai8611/
Marapad869/
Marapau866/
Marapay865/
Marapaa863/
Marapah862/
Marapoa862/
Mairapa862/
Marepha861/
Marapat861/
Maurapa861/
Matrapa861/
Maerapa861/
Maraapa861/
Maraepa861/
Maraphe861/
Marapho861/
Mareapa861/
Morapha860/
Maravaha80477/
Maraphot8065/
Moraphat8036/
Mharapoh8020/
Mairapea8019/
Margappa8015/
Marahava809/
Marapaya808/
Maarahpa806/
Mareappa805/
Mairappa803/
Maharapa803/
Maarapah803/
Marrappa802/
Mathrapa801/
Maarappa801/
Maraappa801/
Marapher801/
Marrapas801/
Marapath801/
Marahapa801/
Moraphay801/
Marapoch801/
Marapoth801/
Marappah801/
Marafa7719,448/
Marape774,597/
Marapo77935/
Marapi77522/
Morapa77368/
Merapa7714/
Marapé771/
Marapy771/
Maraipaya754/
Marahpash751/
Maharapho751/
Marapetch751/
Maravah711,457/
Marrafa71345/
Maraffa71123/
Marapot71105/
Marafat7168/
Marofah7158/
Merapoh7158/
Marophe7144/
Marafih7130/
Maraifa7110/
Marafai7110/
Mairape7110/
Matrapi719/
Mehrapa719/
Mairapo718/
Morappa717/
Marrapi717/
Marafhe717/
Maropah716/
Marrapo716/
Marafah716/
Marahpi716/
Marapis715/
Maraapo715/
Morapat715/
Marhafi714/
Marafad714/
Merapay713/
Margapo713/
Mosrapa713/
Marappe712/
Maarafa712/
Mmarafa712/
Mahrafa712/
Masrapi712/
Marappo711/
Marapuy711/
Maraape711/
Marrape711/
Merappa711/
Mharape711/
Morapaz711/
Marapoi711/
Maurape711/
Marapid711/
Marapos711/
Mareafa711/
Marafaa711/
Marafea711/
Marhapi711/
Maropeh711/
Maurapy711/
Marapep711/
Marapod711/
Marappi711/
Marraffa671,881/
Marhafer6770/
Maraffai6718/
Mairapoo6713/
Maharava6712/
Maharafa679/
Mairofah676/
Maraupey674/
Matropah674/
Morapaya673/
Maravahu673/
Masrafat673/
Morrappa673/
Marrapoi672/
Maharape671/
Mharapie671/
Marouphe671/
Marophee671/
Maraffay671/
Mahrafat671/
Matraper671/
Marrafas671/
Marophet671/
Mahrapet671/
Maharapo671/
Marhafiz671/
Marafaya671/
Mareapio671/
Maarafea671/

Marapha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marapha in the Oriya language
ମାରଫାmarapha-
Marapha in the Marathi language
माराफाmarapha-

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Footnotes

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