Maref Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Maref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2271:170,18321,272
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Maref (53) may also be a first name.

Maref Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maref (Arabic: معارف, Marathi: मारेफ) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maref? popularity and diffusion

It is the 961,438th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Maref reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Mahgreb. Maref is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name globally, borne by 53 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 170,183. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Saïda Province, where 36 percent reside, Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 31 percent reside and Aïn Témouchent Province, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 3 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Maref Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marref911,661/
Maaref911,340/
Mareef9127/
Marief9114/
Mareff917/
Masref914/
Mearef914/
Maàref912/
Mairef912/
Matref911/
Mgaref911/
Marefe911/
Maeref911/
Marefh911/
Maarief83771/
Mautref8367/
Mareiff8331/
Maarref8317/
Maareif839/
Marreef839/
Mareeff839/
Maareef836/
Maharef832/
Marhefe832/
Marrefe831/
Maareft831/
Marreff831/
Mareefh831/
Marew803,572/
Marif801,831/
Marev80557/
Mareb8014/
Moref809/
Meref801/
Maryf800/
Mattreff771/
Maireffe771/
Marreeff771/
Maarif7318,879/
Mareev732,682/
Maarev732,026/
Mairif731,847/
Mareva731,481/
Mariev731,465/
Mareeb73917/
Maerif73335/
Mahrif73116/
Marife7393/
Masrif7380/
Maraif7363/
Marzev7327/
Moreff7323/
Mhareb7316/
Matrev7315/
Morefe7310/
Marhew739/
Mariff738/
Mouref737/
Moreef734/
Marrif734/
Marhev732/
Maurif732/
Marheb732/
Mareaw732/
Merhef732/
Mosref731/
Mooref731/
Maurew731/
Marypf731/
Maresw731/
Margev731/
Moreaf731/
Matrif731/
Motref731/
Maruif731/
Marzif731/
Marrev731/
Marrew731/
Mohref731/
Margif731/
Merref731/
Mearif731/
Mareav730/
Motreff67481/
Marziev67295/
Ma'arif67100/
Maireva6787/
Marhiev6762/
Mađarev6742/
Marzeev6722/
Maharif6718/
Majreew6715/
Matreev6711/
Marheva678/
Mayriev678/
Maariff677/
M'Hareb674/
Margeev673/
Marzhev673/
Marhews672/
Mhatrew672/
Marheev672/
Mairiev671/
Maureva671/
Masreev671/
Marzoif671/
Marriff671/
Matrews671/
Maarrif671/
Mairife671/
Mhareew671/
Hmareew671/

Maref Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maref in the Marathi language
मारेफmarepha-
Maref in the Arabic language
معارفmarf-

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