Morfaw Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Morfaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morfaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6091:34,1044,591
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Morfaw (18) may also be a first name.

Morfaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morfaw is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Morfaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morfaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 478,963rd most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Morfaw are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 609 people, or 1 in 34,104. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 84 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 4 percent reside and Centre Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Morfaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morfaw surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Morfaw earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morfow835/
Marfaw832/
Morfew831/
Morffew77100/
Morfova7745/
Morfov6745/
Mouraview6710/
Marfab671/
Marfew670/
Morphew622,665/
Marfova628/
Marfiew621/
Morphuw621/
Muraview5712/
Morrphew571/
Moreview571/
Mary Phaw531/
Moorephew531/
Marfof501/
Marvew501/
Marfob501/
Marfov501/

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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 Morfaw
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