Morifi Surname

177,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Morifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3901:22,6682,875
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Morifi (158) may also be a first name.

Morifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morifi is found most in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morifi? popularity and diffusion

Morifi is the 177,718th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,028,905 people. The last name Morifi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morifi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Morifi is also the 730,165th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 158 people.

Morifi is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,390 people, or 1 in 22,668. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 38 percent reside and North West, where 4 percent reside. Not including South Africa Morifi exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Morifi Last Name Statistics demography

Morifi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.05% less than the national average, earning R 178,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morifie9217/
Moriffi921/
Mourifie8650/
Mohrifai866/
Marifi8387/
Morife8336/
Merifi8316/
Morefi8312/
Morifa836/
Murifi832/
Morify831/
Mouroifie801/
Marrifi771,168/
Maarifi77159/
Marifhi7736/
Murifai7714/
Marifai7710/
Moreifa777/
Meraifi773/
Masrifi772/
Moirefi772/
Moriofe771/
Marifis771/
Muhrifai719/
Maharifi716/
Maarrifi711/
Merrifie711/
Maurifai711/
Morrifey711/
Marufi67695/
Marifa67602/
Marife6793/
Morefa6773/
Maryfi6737/
Merife6722/
Morefe6710/
Murifa677/
Murefi674/
Morufe673/
Marefi673/
Merefi671/
Marifé671/
Maharifhi671/

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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 Morifi
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