Marfah Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Marfah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marfah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Marfah (346) may also be a first name.

Marfah Last Name Facts

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

Marfah (Arabic: مرفعه) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Marfah.

How Common Is The Last Name Marfah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Marfah occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Marfah reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Marfah is also the 468,941st most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 346 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia Marfah is primarily found in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 53 percent are found, Banten, where 35 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 12 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Marfah occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marfa912,204/
Marfathp861/
Marfoh83984/
Marfat83532/
Marfoa83488/
Marvah83366/
Marfai8378/
Maarfa8372/
Marfad836/
Marfaj835/
Marfaa835/
Marrfa833/
Marfay833/
Marfas833/
Marfea833/
Marfaz831/
Marhfa831/
Marvaha77102/
Maarfat7797/
Moorfah7724/
Marfaux7720/
Maarfay773/
Mairfat773/
Maarfai771/
Maharfa771/
Marfatt770/
Marfo7336,378/
Morfa731,858/
Merfa73114/
Marfà7311/
Marfá736/
Mourfaha712/
Maairfat711/
Maharfaj711/
Morfea67174/
Marfei67174/
Márfai67111/
Morfas67100/
Morffa6746/
Marfey6731/
Mervah6727/
Marfoi6727/
Marfoy6724/
Marfou6724/
Márfay678/
Morféa678/
Marpha678/
Marfot673/
Morfoh673/
Merfea672/
Marffo671/
Maarfo671/
Merfaa671/
Morvah671/
Mairfo671/
Marfoz671/
Morfat670/

Marfah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marfah in the Arabic language
مرفعهmrfh-

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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 Marfah
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