Maroof Surname

20,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Maroof Surname User-submission:

Maroof is a name. It is derived from the Arabic word 'ma'ruf' (Arabic: معروف) or 'miftahul ma'ruf', an Islamic term meaning that which is commonly known or acknowledged.

Maroof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan18,0641:9,889745
India2,7841:275,52615,697
Egypt1,8001:51,0754,987
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Nigeria4301:411,96021,473
England3061:182,08516,371
United Arab Emirates2261:40,5414,176
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Sweden411:240,16516,652
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Canada371:995,82774,831
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Norway121:428,52437,411
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Oman41:921,9937,313
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Maroof (41,545) may also be a first name.

Maroof Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Maroof is a name. It is derived from the Arabic word 'ma'ruf' (Arabic: معروف) or 'miftahul ma'ruf', an Islamic term meaning that which is commonly known or acknowledged.

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Maroof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maroof (Hindi: मारूफ, Marathi: मारुफ़) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maroof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maroof is the 20,938th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 279,634 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Maroof live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 21,552nd most common first name worldwide It is held by 41,545 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 18,064 people, or 1 in 9,889. In Pakistan Maroof is most common in: Punjab, where 29 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 28 percent are found and Sindh, where 20 percent are found. Barring Pakistan this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Egypt, where 7 percent are found.

Maroof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maroof last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Maroof earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.25% less than the national average, earning R 161,004 per year; in United States they earn 38.38% more than the national average, earning $59,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.8% less than the national average, earning $33,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maaroof92813/
Mauroof92526/
Masroof92283/
Marhoof9228/
Mairoof9223/
Mharoof9211/
Maeroof929/
Marroof923/
Margoof922/
Mayroof922/
Mmaroof922/
Marooff921/
Mearoof921/
Majroof921/
Matroof920/
Marof912,326/
Mahroofe861/
Ma'aroof861/
Marouf8334,785/
Maarof832,798/
Moroof83255/
Ma'rof83138/
Maroef8392/
Masrof8374/
Maroff8342/
Mahrof8328/
Marrof8318/
Maerof8314/
Mairof839/
Maruof838/
Maroob836/
Marowf834/
Maroov833/
Marotf833/
Maurof833/
Maroow832/
Meroof832/
Marzof831/
Marohf831/
Marofe831/
Marhof831/
Margof830/
Maarouf7773,095/
Matrouf77425/
Mahrouf77217/
Marrouf77133/
Ma'arof7791/
Marzoff7757/
Marhoff7742/
Maaroef7736/
Maeroff7734/
Mauroff7732/
Maroufe7721/
Maaroff7720/
Maharof7716/
Masrouf7713/
Marooph7712/
Maârouf779/
Ma'roef777/
Mahrrof777/
Margoff776/
Ma'rouf776/
Marzouf776/
Mairouf775/
Margoov774/
Mouroof774/
Marouff773/
Maàrouf773/
Moeroof773/
Marhoob773/
Matroff772/
Maurouf772/
Mosroof772/
Maa'rof772/
Majroob772/
Matroov771/
Maarrof771/
Marzoif771/
Maroufs771/
Muoroof771/
Mmarouf771/
Mathrof771/
Marroff770/
Maruf7394,858/
Marov738,747/
Maraf73542/
Morof73341/
Marob7398/
Marow7357/
Merof734/
Maurhoff71110/
Mearhoff7130/
Maaroufe719/
Ma'arouf718/
Maharouf717/
Marovova714/
Marzhoff711/
Ma'aroff711/
Marofova711/
Maerhoff710/
Mahrhoff710/
Maaruf6711,443/
Marowa676,804/
Marrow676,195/
Marova673,451/
Maaraf671,156/
Mahruf67762/
Masraf67731/
Masruf67443/
Maruff67363/
Marauf67348/
Mairov67338/
Maerov67320/
Marovt67302/
Moroff67289/
Ma'ruf67272/
Merhof67179/
Maroub67149/
Morofe67145/
Marhov6785/
Mauruf6780/
Mayrov6768/
Maurov6760/
Matrov6760/
Meroff6747/
Maruuf6747/
Morouf6746/
Mairuf6745/
Mearow6735/
Mahraf6733/
Margov6732/
Mahrov6728/
Marzov6724/
Mahrow6722/
Marufs6715/
Maroev6714/
Matruf6711/
Moroov6710/
Marafe6710/
Marruf6710/
Marufe679/
Matraf678/
Maarov676/
Marrov675/
Mosrof675/
Mearuf675/
Marhob675/
Marufh674/
Maruwf674/
Mooruf674/
Marguf673/
Maurow673/
Moroow673/
Marraf673/
Marzaf673/
Mauraf672/
Mehrof672/
Mourof672/
Maroph672/
Masrov671/
Mayrovova671/
Marudf671/
Marosv671/
Maroufová671/
Marouv671/
Marovs671/
Ğmarov671/
Màrouf671/
Marafs671/
Mairow671/
Maruif671/
Marawf671/
Margaf671/
Marhaf671/
Marafh671/
Mairaf671/
Mairob671/
Mayrob671/
Meerof671/
Mharuf671/
Mearaf671/
Marouw671/
Maisroufe671/
Meroow670/
Marows670/
Morrof670/

Maroof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maroof in the Marathi language
मारुफ़marufa-
Maroof in the Hindi language
मारूफmarupha97.76
मारुफmarupha1.3
मरूफmarupha0.53
मारूफ़marufa0.29
मारूफ़marufa0.12

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