Marfim Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Marfim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marfim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Marfim (23) may also be a first name.

Marfim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marfim occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Marfim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marfim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Marfim are found; 77 percent are found in South America and 77 percent are found in Luso-South America. Marfim is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The last name Marfim is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 1,518,258. In Brazil Marfim is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 57 percent are found, Ceará, where 24 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marfin831,956/
Morfim83228/
Marfina772,026/
Marfing7733/
Marfuin7716/
Marfink778/
Marfion771/
Marfn73503/
Morfin6713,895/
Marfyn67195/
Marfinova6715/
Marfen671/
Marfyna62187/
Morfina6244/
Morfing6231/
Morffin628/
Marphin623/
Mourfin622/
Morphim622/
Marfeen622/
Morpfin622/
Morffem620/
Moorfin620/
Marphina571/
Morfn5518/
Marfenova534/
Meerfheem531/
Morfín5057/
Morfen502/
Morfìn501/

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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 Marfim
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