Marofu Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Marofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 269 | 1:145,127 | 12,981 |
| Kenya | 151 | 1:305,827 | 19,250 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Marofu (90) may also be a first name.
Marofu Demographics
Marofu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Marofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marofu is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Marofu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 694,796th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marofu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 90 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 145,127. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 58 percent live, Bududa District, where 14 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 13 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Marofu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Marofu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroufou | 86 | 121 | / |
| Marefu | 83 | 283 | / |
| Marafu | 83 | 119 | / |
| Morofu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mairoufou | 80 | 38 | / |
| Maaroufou | 80 | 24 | / |
| Marouffou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marroufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marafuz | 77 | 45 | / |
| Marhafu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Mharefu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Moroofu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Marafuj | 77 | 3 | / |
| Marrafu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mourofu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marafud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mayrefu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maharoufou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moroufou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morafu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouroufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marafão | 62 | 7 | / |
| Moruifu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Merafuj | 62 | 1 | / |
| Maravahu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Marrafão | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mourafout | 53 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Marofu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis