Morfil Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Morfil Surname Definition:

(French) a nick- or trade-name = Elephant’s Tusk, Ivory [French morfil; apparently of Arabic orig.] (Welsh) Whale (a nickname) [Welsh morfil] (English) for Moor-Field [Old English mór + feld]

Morfil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1841:259,6425,469
Argentina1511:283,06922,733
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Morfil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) a nick- or trade-name = Elephant’s Tusk, Ivory [French morfil; apparently of Arabic orig.] (Welsh) Whale (a nickname) [Welsh morfil] (English) for Moor-Field [Old English mór + feld]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Morfil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morfil (Hindi: मोरफील) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Morfil.

How Common Is The Last Name Morfil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morfil is the 793,288th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname Morfil occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Morfil reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

Morfil is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 259,642. In Colombia Morfil is most common in: Córdoba Department, where 90 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 6 percent are found and Sucre Department, where 3 percent are found. Beside Colombia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 43 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Morfil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morfil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morfil last name contracted 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morfil Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Morfil earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 27.84% less than the national average, earning $16,382,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morfill9266/
Morfiel9226/
Morfilt921/
Marfil8317,413/
Morfel839/
Mohrfildt800/
Morfeld77729/
Marfiel7755/
Marfill7715/
Morfelt7713/
Marffil771/
Marfiol771/
Morfell771/
Murfild770/
Murfilt770/
Murfill770/
Moorfeld7178/
Morfeldt7140/
Morphill711/
Marfel67453/
Mohrfeldt6712/
Marfilova679/
Marfilová672/
Marfell62652/
Marfael6258/
Marfeld6245/
Marfelt6242/
Mörfelt6219/
Murfeld623/
Marphil622/
Marfeel621/
Merphil621/
Marfleh621/
Marflet620/
Murfell620/
Maarfeld5751/
Mörfeldt578/
Marfeldt577/
Maarfelt575/
Murfeldt571/
Mahrfeld570/
Murphill570/
Marflett570/
Marfelova533/
Muirfeldt532/

Morfil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morfil in the Hindi language
मोरफीलmoraphila-

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