Marefi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Marefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Marefi (67) may also be a first name.

Marefi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marefi is most common in Algeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marefi? popularity and diffusion

Marefi is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Marefi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Marefi reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held forename globally, held by 67 people.

Marefi is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Mascara Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Algeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent reside and Iran, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maarefi921,456/
Marrefi9211/
Maerefi922/
Mearefi921/
Maredfi921/
Ma'arefi861/
Marafi832,358/
Marefa83108/
Marifi8387/
Marofi8351/
Maryfi8337/
Morefi8312/
Marefe831/
Merefi831/
Marrifi771,168/
Marafie77613/
Mairafi77209/
Maraffi77170/
Maarifi77159/
Maarafi7784/
Mahrofi7768/
Marifhi7736/
Marafih7730/
Mahrafi7721/
Marifai7710/
Marafai7710/
Maarofi777/
Marhafi774/
Masrifi772/
Marrafi772/
Marhefe772/
Moirefi772/
Maerafi771/
Marifis771/
Mareafa771/
Merefei771/
Marafei771/
Mahrefa771/
Mareefa771/
Marrefe771/
Maarefa771/
Majrafi771/
Maryofi771/
Mareffa771/
Maurafi771/
Merefiy771/
Maraffai7118/
Maharifi716/
Mahreefa711/
Mariefay711/
Maurifai711/
Maireffe711/
Maarrifi711/
Maraffie711/
Maharafi711/
Marhefer710/
Morifi672,406/
Marifa67602/
Marife6793/
Morefa6773/
Morafi6730/
Merafi6726/
Morofi6722/
Merifi6716/
Morefe6710/
Maireiphi6710/
Marafe6710/
Marafy673/
Merefe672/
Marofy672/
Maharifhi671/
Marofe671/
Marifé671/
Marheffer670/

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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 Marefi
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