Morafo Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Morafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Lesotho711:28,6285,512

Morafo Last Name Facts

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

Morafo is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morafo? popularity and diffusion

Morafo is the 1,248,410th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Morafo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Morafo is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 475,243. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 54 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 32 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 38 percent are found.

Morafo Last Name Statistics demography

Morafo earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.78% more than the national average, earning R 334,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmorafo921/
Morafot921/
Morgafo921/
Morafa83240/
Murafo8370/
Marafo8362/
Morofo8324/
Morefo837/
Mourafout801/
Morafat7794/
Moirafa7770/
Marrafo7712/
Mosrafa7710/
Murrafo772/
Moraffah7119/
Mousrafa712/
Morafath711/
Moroufou711/
Marraffo711/
Marafa6719,448/
Morofa67416/
Murafa67340/
Morefa6773/
Marefo6730/
Merafa671/
Moraphoph671/
Mouroufou671/

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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 Morafo
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