Marufa Surname
Approximately 29,720 people bear this surname
Marufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 29,198 | 1:5,458 | 505 |
| Tanzania | 222 | 1:238,476 | 19,490 |
| Indonesia | 125 | 1:1,057,994 | 76,813 |
| India | 98 | 1:7,827,198 | 166,253 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marufa in the Bengali language | ||
| মারুফা | marupha | 94.12 |
| মারূফা | marupha | 5.88 |
| Marufa in the Hindi language | ||
| मारूफा | marupha | 68.16 |
| मारुफा | marupha | 26.53 |
| मरूफा | marupha | 2.45 |
| मरुफा | marupha | 1.63 |
| मारुफ़ा | marufa | 0.82 |
| मारूफ | marupha | 0.41 |
| Marufa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରୁଫା | marupha | 66.67 |
| ମରୁଫା | marupha | 33.33 |
| Marufa in the Marathi language | ||
| मारुफा | marupha | 64.71 |
| मारूफा | marupha | 15.69 |
| मारुफ | marupha | 5.88 |
| मरुफा | marupha | 5.88 |
| मरूफा | marupha | 3.92 |
| मारुख | marukha | 1.96 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Marufa
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