Marufu Surname

29,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe16,6011:93036
Nigeria1,0801:164,02110,259
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
England1261:442,20729,452
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Zambia631:251,58615,178
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Iceland131:29,2382,297
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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'.

- henrym

Marufu Last Name Facts

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

Marufu is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marufu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,343rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 398,880 people. The last name Marufu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Marufu reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 91,189th most widely held first name in the world, held by 5,439 people.

It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 16,601 people, or 1 in 930. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 22 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Marufu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Marufu surname is primarily 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maarufu921,801/
Maurufu924/
Maruffu923/
Mahrufu923/
Marufuu922/
Marhufu921/
Masrufu921/
Marufuy921/
Marupfu921/
Marufui921/
Mairufu921/
Marufuz921/
Matrufu921/
Maerufu921/
Maroufou86121/
Maharufu863/
Marufuhe861/
Morufu837,119/
Marifu834/
Merufu833/
Mairoufou8038/
Maaroufou8024/
Marroufou801/
Marouffou801/
Moruffu7735/
Moorufu779/
Mourufu776/
Morufau775/
Morufut775/
Moruvfu771/
Morujfu771/
Moruifu771/
Mohrufu771/
Mahrifu771/
Maharoufou751/
Moroufou711/
Morifu6716/
Mouroufou671/
Merifu671/
Moroofu624/
Moruphu621/
Mariffou571/
Mariefou571/

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