Maroufou Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Maroufou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maroufou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1021:101,32911,505
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

Maroufou (932) may also be a first name.

Maroufou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maroufou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maroufou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maroufou is the 1,649,806th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Maroufou is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maroufou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maroufou is also the 264,900th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 932 people.

It is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 101,329. In Benin Maroufou is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 34 percent live, Plateau Department, where 31 percent live and Donga Department, where 19 percent live. Aside from Benin Maroufou exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairoufou9438/
Maaroufou9424/
Marouffou941/
Marroufou941/
Maharoufou891/
Mairoufo881/
Moroufou881/
Marufu8618,270/
Marufo86148/
Mouroufou821/
Marrufo8022,375/
Maarufu801,801/
Maroufa80295/
Maruffo8080/
Marrofo8010/
Maurufu804/
Maruffu803/
Mahrufu803/
Marufuu802/
Marufuy801/
Masrufu801/
Marupfu801/
Marufui801/
Mairufu801/
Marufuz801/
Matrufu801/
Marhufu801/
Mareufo801/
Marruffo751,347/
Marufuji751,183/
Marosfoi756/
Maaroufa755/
Maharufu753/
Marrufos753/
Mariefou751/
Marufuhe751/
Maroufei751/
Mairoufa751/
Marreufo751/
Marufa7129,720/
Morufu717,119/
Marofa712,117/
Marofu71425/
Marafo7162/
Morofo7124/
Morufo714/
Marofà711/
Mairoufai711/
Mourafout711/
Marufah672,357/
Masrufa67388/
Maruffa6795/
Mahrofa6783/
Marofah6758/
Maroofa6737/
Moruffu6735/
Marufat6730/
Masrofa6720/
Marrafo6712/
Marofay6710/
Mahrufa6710/
Maarufa6710/
Moorufu679/
Mourufu676/
Marufaa676/
Morufau675/
Morufut675/
Morrufo674/
Maruufa673/
Marofat673/
Márrufo671/
Marufas671/
Marrufa671/
Marufie671/
Moruvfu671/
Marutfa671/
Marufha671/
Margufa671/
Moroufa671/
Mayrufa671/
Mohrufu671/
Moruifu671/
Morujfu671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Maroufou
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis