Maruof Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Maruof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Maruof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maruof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maruof (Hindi: मारूफ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maruof? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Maruof live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Maruof is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 60 percent reside and Lagos, where 40 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Maruof occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 13 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maruof Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maruof in the Hindi language | ||
| मारूफ | marupha | - |
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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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- 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 Maruof
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