Marefu Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Marefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 246 | 1:215,210 | 18,004 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
Marefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marefu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marefu? popularity and diffusion
Marefu is the 930,678th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Marefu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Marefu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 215,210. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matrefu | 92 | 45 | / |
| Mharefu | 92 | 16 | / |
| Mayrefu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mariefou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marofu | 83 | 425 | / |
| Marafu | 83 | 119 | / |
| Marifu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Merefu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Marifou | 77 | 44 | / |
| Marhafu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mahrifu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marrafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masrifut | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mariffou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morofu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Morifu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Morafu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marafão | 62 | 7 | / |
| Morifou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mourofu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Morujfu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moruifu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Merafuj | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mosrifu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maravahu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Marrafão | 57 | 2 | / |
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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 Marefu
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