Marfa Surname

191,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Marfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5441:65,56911,197
Spain2131:219,49314,676
Iran1001:767,82539,004
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Romania471:427,18934,091
Ecuador461:345,7799,453
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France141:4,744,480251,814
India91:85,229,487684,495
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Marfà (11) & Marfá (6) are calculated separately.

Marfa (38,596) may also be a first name.

Marfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marfa (Hindi: मारफा, Russian: Марфа) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Marfà or Marfá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 191,276th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,306,509 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Marfa reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 22,902nd most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 38,596 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,544 people, or 1 in 65,569. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 36 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 32 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Marfa is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 10 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.

Marfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Marfa are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marfa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning $49,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.81% less than the national average, earning $28,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marfà9311/
Marfá936/
Marfat91532/
Marfoa91488/
Marfai9178/
Maarfa9172/
Marfah9120/
Marfad916/
Marfaj915/
Marfaa915/
Marfea913/
Marfas913/
Marfay913/
Marrfa913/
Marhfa911/
Marfaz911/
Maarfat8397/
Marfaux8320/
Mairfat833/
Maarfay833/
Marfaya831/
Maharfa831/
Maarfai831/
Marfatt830/
Marfo8036,378/
Morfa801,858/
Marfe801,096/
Marfi80610/
Merfa80114/
Marfy8037/
Marfè8037/
Marfé802/
Maharfaj771/
Marfathp771/
Maairfat771/
Marfoh73984/
Maarfi73538/
Marfee73401/
Marvah73366/
Morfea73174/
Marfei73174/
Márfai73111/
Marffy73104/
Morfas73100/
Marfiz7347/
Morffa7346/
Marfey7331/
Marfio7329/
Marfoi7327/
Marfis7325/
Marfou7324/
Marfoy7324/
Marfii739/
Marfer739/
Marpha738/
Morféa738/
Márfay738/
Marfot733/
Marfet733/
Marfie733/
Marfit732/
Merfea732/
Marfed731/
Marfid731/
Marfiy731/
Mairfo731/
Marvfi731/
Marffo731/
Marfoz731/
Mearfi731/
Mairfi731/
Merfaa731/
Marfez731/
Marffi731/
Maarfo731/
Morfat730/
Mearfe730/
Marfych67170/
Marvaha67102/
Marfitt6766/
Marfich6752/
Moorfah6724/
Morfaux6721/
Marfouz6721/
Marphay6717/
Morfaut6712/
Marffie6710/
Marfoud676/
Morfeas674/
Morffat673/
Marfesh673/
Marfist672/
Moorfad672/
Morfatt671/
Marfett671/
Maarfod671/
Marfood671/
Marfoot671/
Mearefi671/
Morvfat671/
Marffei671/
Marffey670/
Marfuis670/

Marfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marfa in the Hindi language
मारफाmarapha82.05
मरफाmarapha17.95
Marfa in the Russian language
Марфаmarfa-

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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 Marfa
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