Morafa Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Morafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
England401:1,392,95161,553
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Morafa (60) may also be a first name.

Morafa Last Name Facts

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

Morafa (Hindi: मोराफा, Marathi: मोरफा) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morafa is the 1,044,719th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Morafa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Morafa is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 60 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria Morafa is most numerous in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Ogun, where 16 percent are found and Kebbi, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Morafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morafa surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Morafa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.5% more than the national average, earning $54,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morafat9294/
Moirafa9270/
Mosrafa9210/
Morafeae8674/
Moraffah8619/
Mousrafa862/
Morafath861/
Marafa8319,448/
Morafe832,311/
Morofa83416/
Murafa83340/
Morafo83185/
Morefa8373/
Morafi8330/
Merafa831/
Marrafa77345/
Maraffa77123/
Mourafi7775/
Marafat7768/
Musrafa7737/
Marafha7730/
Marafai7710/
Maraifa7710/
Moreifa777/
Marafah776/
Morafhe774/
Marafad774/
Mmarafa772/
Moravah772/
Mahrafa772/
Maarafa772/
Marafea771/
Morodfa771/
Mareafa771/
Marafaa771/
Moroufa771/
Morozfa771/
Morgafo771/
Morafhi771/
Morafot771/
Murafat771/
Mmorafo771/
Motrafi771/
Muraffa771/
Morapha770/
Marraffa711,881/
Moraphat7136/
Maraffai7118/
Maharafa719/
Mouroufa714/
Masrafat713/
Moorafeh712/
Maraffay711/
Maarafea711/
Marafaya711/
Marrafas711/
Moraphay711/
Mahrafat711/
Marafi672,358/
Marofa672,117/
Morofe67145/
Marefa67108/
Murafo6770/
Marafo6762/
Morofo6724/
Murafi6723/
Morofi6722/
Mouroufas6721/
Merefa6712/
Marafe6710/
Murafe678/
Morefo677/
Merofa676/
Marafy673/
Mourrafet672/
Murofa671/
Morofy671/
Mourafout671/

Morafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morafa in the Hindi language
मोराफाmorapha-
Morafa in the Marathi language
मोरफाmorapha-

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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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  • 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 Morafa
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