Morf Surname

175,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Morf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,9451:4,223602
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Canada381:969,62173,252
France251:2,656,909193,074
Austria161:532,21549,801
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Morf (46) may also be a first name.

Morf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morf is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 175,316th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,981,811 people. The last name Morf occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Morf live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Morf is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 46 people.

Morf is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,945 people, or 1 in 4,223. In Switzerland Morf is mostly found in: Canton of Zürich, where 60 percent are found, Canton of Bern, where 8 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Morf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morf surname expanded 685 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morf last name are 36.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morf earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.06% less than the national average, earning R 166,200 per year; in United States they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $51,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $53,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morfe894,288/
Morff89226/
Moorf896/
Mosrf891/
Mourf891/
Morffe801,123/
Morrfe801/
Moorwf800/
Marf75103/
Murf7547/
Merf7531/
Morb7512/
Morv754/
Morfova7345/
Morffhe731/
Murff671,675/
Marfe671,096/
Maarf67246/
Murpf67177/
Marwf6736/
Murrf6719/
Murfe6716/
Moorw6710/
Moirb678/
Marrf674/
Morrw673/
Morph673/
Morbø672/
Meerf672/
Marfh672/
Mourv671/
Merff671/
Marff671/
Marft671/
Merhf671/
Mohrb671/
Morwh671/
Merûf671/
Morvs671/
Mourb671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morf
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