Throughout the world, Maarouf (معروف 
, Maarouf 
, מערוף 
) is a common boy's forename. The given name Maarouf is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a common boy's name, Syria, where it is quite a common principally masculine, but scarcely female name, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Syria, and Sudan. More prevalently, Maarouf is the last name as well as the forename.