Morif Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Morif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Morif (33) may also be a first name.

Morif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morif (Hindi: मोअरिफ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Morif.

How Common Is The Last Name Morif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morif is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Morif occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Morif reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Morif is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 33 people.

The last name Morif is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Papua, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morife9136/
Moraif9114/
Morrif916/
Mohrif914/
Moriff912/
Mourif911/
Moorif910/
Moutrif832/
Morriff831/
Morib804,480/
Marif801,831/
Moriv80185/
Moriw8066/
Merif8043/
Murif8038/
Moref809/
Morrieff771/
Maarif7318,879/
Musrif73431/
Maerif73335/
Mahrif73116/
Marife7393/
Masrif7380/
Maraif7363/
Moreff7323/
Moreiv7322/
Marief7314/
Morefe7310/
Mariff738/
Mouref737/
Moriev737/
Mutrif737/
Moreef734/
Moribh734/
Morhib734/
Moriph734/
Marrif734/
Maurif732/
Meriff732/
Moritv732/
Morriw732/
Mohref731/
Muraif731/
Muirif731/
Mourib731/
Marzif731/
Maruif731/
Margif731/
Muriff731/
Mouryf731/
Matrif731/
Mujrif731/
Murrif731/
Moroiv731/
Moriow731/
Moreaf731/
Merrif731/
Mooref731/
Mosref731/
Motref731/
Maarief67771/
Motreff67481/
Ma'arif67100/
Mareiff6731/
Maharif6718/
Maareif679/
Morriow678/
Maariff677/
Musriff674/
Morriws672/
Morziev672/
Maarrif671/
Mourhib671/
Muriftt671/
Marriff671/
Marzoif671/
Mouraib671/
Morrisw670/

Morif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morif in the Hindi language
मोअरिफmo'aripha43.75
मोरिफmoripha12.5
मोअरीफmo'aripha12.5
मोरीफmoripha6.25
मोआरीफmo'aripha6.25

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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
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  • 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 Morif
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