Morfi Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Greece

Morfi Surname User-submission:

The Morfi surname is a corruption of the Irish surname Murphy. Immigrants to Latin America having the surname Murphy, became Morfi because of close pronunciation in Spanish.

Morfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2441:414,91152,494
Greece2371:46,7507,657
Algeria1791:215,81924,918
Cuba1521:75,8072,605
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Honduras291:304,0152,705
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Chile191:927,18319,125
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Panama131:300,9437,078
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
England21:27,859,030389,889
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Morfi (190) may also be a first name.

Morfi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Morfi surname is a corruption of the Irish surname Murphy. Immigrants to Latin America having the surname Murphy, became Morfi because of close pronunciation in Spanish.

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Morfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morfi (Hindi: मोरफी, Russian: Морфи) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 345,133rd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,868,564 people. The last name Morfi is primarily found in The Americas, where 29 percent of Morfi reside; 26 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 23 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 659,352nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 190 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 414,911. In The Philippines Morfi is most common in: Calabarzon, where 94 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 2 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 22 percent reside and Algeria, where 17 percent reside.

Morfi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morfi last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Morfi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.3% less than the national average, earning $32,664 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morffi911,995/
Morfis91493/
Morfit9196/
Morfiy9137/
Morfei9135/
Morfie9111/
Morfid918/
Morfii913/
Morfiz912/
Mourfi911/
Morfio911/
Morfitt831,121/
Morffis8334/
Morffiz8325/
Morffit833/
Moirefi832/
Morfiss831/
Morfist830/
Morfish830/
Morfeid830/
Morfeit830/
Morfe804,288/
Morfa801,858/
Marfi80610/
Márfi80349/
Murfi80336/
Morfy80331/
Merfi809/
Morfè801/
Morffe731,123/
Maarfi73538/
Morfey73291/
Morfea73174/
Marfei73174/
Morfee73143/
Márfai73111/
Murfit73103/
Marfai7378/
Morfes7366/
Morffy7349/
Marfiz7347/
Morffa7346/
Morphi7340/
Morfyd7336/
Murfhi7333/
Marfio7329/
Marfoi7327/
Marfis7325/
Morfeu7324/
Marfii739/
Morféa738/
Márffi738/
Morfez735/
Morfhy734/
Morfer734/
Marfie733/
Morfet733/
Merffi733/
Murfie733/
Marfit732/
Marvfi731/
Mourfy731/
Marfid731/
Marfiy731/
Merfie731/
Murfio731/
Marffi731/
Murfid731/
Meurfi731/
Mehrfi731/
Morfés731/
Morrfe731/
Murfitt672,346/
Morphis671,853/
Morfett67269/
Marfitt6766/
Marfich6752/
Morffes6731/
Marffie6710/
Morffet678/
Morfeas674/
Morphie673/
Marfist672/
Morfydd672/
Maarfai671/
Murffit671/
Marffei671/
Morfees671/
Morffez671/
Morffhe671/
Marfuis670/
Murfith670/
Murfhit670/
Murffie670/
Morphit670/

Morfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morfi in the Hindi language
मोरफीmoraphi84.51
मो़रफीmoraphi7.04
मोरॅफीmorephi2.82
मोरफ़ीmorafi1.41
Morfi in the Russian language
Морфиmorfi-

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