Maref Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Maref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 227 | 1:170,183 | 21,272 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
Maref (53) may also be a first name.
Maref Demographics
Maref Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Maref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maref Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maref (Arabic: معارف, Marathi: मारेफ) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maref? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 961,438th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. Maref occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Maref live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,366,219th most widespread first name globally It is held by 53 people.
It is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 170,183. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Saïda Province, where 36 percent reside, Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 31 percent reside and Aïn Témouchent Province, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Algeria Maref exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
Maref Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Maref earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maref in the Marathi language | ||
| मारेफ | marepha | - |
| Maref in the Arabic language | ||
| معارف | marf | - |
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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 Maref
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