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 surname Morif (Hindi: मोअरिफ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morif? popularity and diffusion

Morif is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Morif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Morif live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Morif is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 66,124,597. In Indonesia Morif is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Morif occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morif
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