Marifi Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Marifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria601:643,85939,768
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Marifi (3,457) may also be a first name.

Marifi Last Name Facts

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

Marifi (Russian: Марифи) occurs most in Algeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marifi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Marifi live; 69 percent live in North Africa and 69 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 120,936th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 3,457 people.

The surname Marifi is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 643,859. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Mascara Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Algeria this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marrifi921,168/
Maarifi92159/
Marifhi9236/
Marifai9210/
Masrifi922/
Marifis921/
Maharifi866/
Maurifai861/
Maarrifi861/
Morifi832,406/
Marufi83695/
Marifa83602/
Marife8393/
Maryfi8337/
Merifi8316/
Marefi833/
Marifé831/
Maharifhi801/
Maarifa772,075/
Maarefi771,456/
Maruffi77256/
Maarufi7773/
Marifet7770/
Marufiy7750/
Mahrufi7728/
Morifie7717/
Marrefi7711/
Maraifa7710/
Maurifa776/
Ma'rufi775/
Marifer774/
Meraifi773/
Maerefi772/
Mairife771/
Mearefi771/
Maryofi771/
Marufie771/
Maurufi771/
Moriffi771/
Maredfi771/
Marifay770/
Mourifie7150/
Marifaya718/
Marruffi717/
Mohrifai716/
Mariefay711/
Ma'arefi711/
Merrifie711/
Marriffa711/
Marefa67108/
Morife6736/
Marufy6727/
Merife6722/
Morefi6712/
Maireiphi6710/
Marufe679/
Morifa676/
Mahaarufi671/
Merefi671/
Marefe671/
Morify671/
Mouroifie671/

Marifi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marifi in the Russian language
Марифиmarifi-

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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
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  • 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 Marifi
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