Marufa Surname

18,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Marufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh29,1981:5,458505
Tanzania2221:238,47619,490
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
India981:7,827,198166,253
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Marufa (208,614) may also be a first name.

Marufa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marufa (Bengali: মারুফা, Hindi: मारूफा, Marathi: मारुफा, Oriya: ମାରୁଫା) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Marufa.

How Common Is The Last Name Marufa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,547th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 245,207 people. The surname Marufa is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Marufa live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Marufa is also the 5,004th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 208,614 people.

This surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 29,198 people, or 1 in 5,458. Apart from Bangladesh Marufa exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marufa in the Bengali language
মারুফাmarupha94.12
মারূফাmarupha5.88
Marufa in the Hindi language
मारूफाmarupha68.16
मारुफाmarupha26.53
मरूफाmarupha2.45
मरुफाmarupha1.63
मारुफ़ाmarufa0.82
मारूफmarupha0.41
Marufa in the Oriya language
ମାରୁଫାmarupha66.67
ମରୁଫାmarupha33.33
Marufa in the Marathi language
मारुफाmarupha64.71
मारूफाmarupha15.69
मारुफmarupha5.88
मरुफाmarupha5.88
मरूफाmarupha3.92
मारुखmarukha1.96

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marufa
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