Morafi Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Morafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Morafi (801) may also be a first name.

Morafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morafi (Hindi: मोरफी, Marathi: मोरफी) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Morafi is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Morafi reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Morafi is also the 289,129th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 801 people.

The surname Morafi is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Morafi is most common in: Gauteng, where 80 percent live, Limpopo, where 10 percent live and Free State, where 5 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 23 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Morafi Last Name Statistics demography

Morafi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.59% less than the national average, earning R 60,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourafi9275/
Motrafi921/
Morafhi921/
Marafi832,358/
Morafe832,311/
Morafa83240/
Merafi8326/
Murafi8323/
Morofi8322/
Morefi8312/
Marafie77613/
Matrafi77406/
Masrafi77361/
Maraffi77170/
Maarafi7784/
Moirafa7770/
Mosrofi7766/
Marafih7730/
Mahrafi7721/
Marafai7710/
Mmorofi775/
Murhafi775/
Marzafi774/
Marafis774/
Moroffi774/
Morafhe774/
Marhafi774/
Meraifi773/
Moirefi772/
Marrafi772/
Murafid772/
Marafei771/
Mehrafi771/
Maerafi771/
Musrafi771/
Maurafi771/
Maraffio71238/
Morafeae7174/
Maraffai7118/
Mehrafei713/
Moorafeh712/
Moroufie711/
Mourofie711/
Murhafiz711/
Marhafiz711/
Maraffie711/
Maharafi711/
Marafa6719,448/
Mouroufie672,080/
Merafe671,158/
Morofa67416/
Murafa67340/
Morofe67145/
Marofi6751/
Morefe6710/
Marafe6710/
Murafe678/
Murofi677/
Mashhrafi675/
Marefi673/
Marafy673/
Mourrafet672/
Merefi671/
Morofy671/
Mouroifie671/

Morafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morafi in the Hindi language
मोरफीmoraphi99.35
मो॰रफीmoraphi0.22
मो़़रफीmoraphi0.22
मोराफीmoraphi0.22
Morafi in the Marathi language
मोरफीmoraphi92.31
मोरिफmoripha7.69

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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 Morafi
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