Cognomen Маалуф (Maalouf 
, Маалуф 
, Maaluf 
) , around the globe, is a common last name. The cognomen Маалуф is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, and Qatar. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Lebanon, the United States, and United Arab Emirates. Much less frequently, Маалуф is the forename as well as the last name.