Marufu Surname
Approximately 18,270 people bear this surname
Marufu Surname User-submission:
The Marufu surname derives from the Shona words ma, meaning 'many', and rufu, meaning 'funeral'. So the whole surname means 'many funerals'.
Marufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 16,601 | 1:930 | 36 |
| Nigeria | 1,080 | 1:164,021 | 10,259 |
| Botswana | 188 | 1:11,633 | 2,210 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Zambia | 63 | 1:251,586 | 15,178 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Iceland | 13 | 1:29,238 | 2,297 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Marufu (5,439) may also be a first name.
Marufu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Marufu surname derives from the Shona words ma, meaning 'many', and rufu, meaning 'funeral'. So the whole surname means 'many funerals'.
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Marufu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Marufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marufu is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marufu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,343rd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 398,880 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Marufu are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 91,189th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 5,439 people.
The surname Marufu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 16,601 people, or 1 in 930. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 22 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.
Marufu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Marufu last name is principally Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
The amount Marufu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning R 239,328 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maarufu | 92 | 1,801 | / |
| Maurufu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Maruffu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mahrufu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Marufuu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Marhufu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masrufu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Marufuy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Marupfu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Marufui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mairufu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Marufuz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matrufu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maerufu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maroufou | 86 | 121 | / |
| Maharufu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Marufuhe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Morufu | 83 | 7,119 | / |
| Marifu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Merufu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mairoufou | 80 | 38 | / |
| Maaroufou | 80 | 24 | / |
| Marroufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marouffou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moruffu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Moorufu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mourufu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Morufau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Morufut | 77 | 5 | / |
| Moruvfu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morujfu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moruifu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mohrufu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahrifu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maharoufou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moroufou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morifu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mouroufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moroofu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Moruphu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mariffou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mariefou | 57 | 1 | / |
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