Marhafu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Marhafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marhafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Marhafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marhafu is most common in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marhafu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marhafu is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marhafu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Marhafu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 87 percent live, Free State, where 4 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live.

Marhafu Last Name Statistics demography

Marhafu earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.58% more than the national average, earning R 336,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marafu92119/
Marafuz8645/
Marafuj863/
Marafud861/
Marrafu861/
Marofu77425/
Marefu77283/
Morafu772/
Merafu771/
Mharefu7116/
Marafão717/
Mayrefu711/
Maharoufou711/
Merafuj711/
Maroufou67121/
Maravahu673/
Marrafão672/
Mairoufou6338/
Maaroufou6324/
Mourafout631/
Marouffou631/
Marroufou631/
Morofu6216/
Merefu621/
Moroofu574/
Morafoe571/
Mourofu571/
Moruifu571/
Moroufou531/
Mouroufou501/

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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 Marhafu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis