Jorf Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Jorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jorf (16) may also be a first name.

Jorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jorf is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Jorf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jorf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 623,516th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Jorf are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 72,277. Besides Morocco this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djorf89379/
Jorfe893/
Jorff891/
Jhorhf801/
Djourf801/
Djorfe801/
Jarf75669/
Sorf75267/
Horf75170/
Corf75106/
Jurf7523/
Jorv754/
Jorb751/
Zorf751/
Corff67120/
Jarfe6720/
Iorfe679/
Giorf677/
Djarf676/
Jarwf676/
Khorf674/
Chorf674/
Jorbh672/
Yorfe671/
Corrf671/
Jarft671/
Iourf671/
Horfe671/
Jahrf671/
Jarff671/
Yorfs671/
Iorfh671/
Ijorv671/
Georf671/
Yourf671/
Jurfe670/
Iorff670/
Horft670/
Horff670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jorf
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