Marifa Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Marifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Indonesia2451:539,79343,593
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Marifa (2,773) may also be a first name.

Marifa Last Name Facts

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

Marifa (Arabic: ماريفه, Hindi: मारिफा, Marathi: मारीफा, Russian: Марифа) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Marifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 535,476th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Marifa live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Marifa is also the 138,671st most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 2,773 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 284,152. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 41 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marifah927,562/
Maarifa922,075/
Marifat92670/
Masrifa92167/
Marifai9210/
Maraifa9210/
Mahrifa927/
Maurifa926/
Maerifa922/
Mariofa921/
Marifay920/
Maarifah86118/
Mahrifah86109/
Marifach8614/
Mairifat8614/
Maarifat8613/
Maharifa869/
Marifaya868/
Marrifah867/
Ma'rifat866/
Matrifah866/
Maerifah866/
Mairifah863/
Maurifah861/
Marriffa861/
Mariefay861/
Maurifai861/
Marufa8329,720/
Marefa83108/
Marife8393/
Marifi8387/
Merifa8312/
Morifa836/
Marifé831/
Mariffeau801/
Marufah772,357/
Marefat771,279/
Marrifi771,168/
Maarifi77159/
Maruffa7795/
Marifet7770/
Marifou7744/
Marifhi7736/
Maarufa7710/
Mahrufa7710/
Maarifo779/
Maerufa778/
Moreifa777/
Marivah777/
Marufaa776/
Marifer774/
Morifat773/
Maruufa773/
Masrifi772/
Marifis771/
Maarefa771/
Mahrefa771/
Mareefa771/
Mareffa771/
Maryfay771/
Maripha771/
Marufha771/
Marrifo771/
Mareafa771/
Mosrifa771/
Marrufa771/
Mairife771/
Maarefat712,087/
Mahrufah7115/
Masryfah7115/
Maruffah718/
Mohrifai716/
Maharifi716/
Marrufah715/
Maarufah712/
Maarrifi711/
Mariefou711/
Mariffou711/
Mahreefa711/
Morifi672,406/
Marufo67148/
Morufa67124/
Morefa6773/
Maryfi6737/
Morife6736/
Marefo6730/
Merefa6712/
Marufahhj678/
Marefi673/
Maharifhi671/
Marefe671/
Morify671/

Marifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marifa in the Marathi language
मारीफाmaripha-
Marifa in the Hindi language
मारिफाmaripha66.67
मारीफाmaripha16.67
मरिफाmaripha16.67
Marifa in the Russian language
Марифаmarifa-
Marifa in the Arabic language
ماريفهmaryfh-

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Footnotes

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