Morofa Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Morofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4151:19,6482,038
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Morofa (127) may also be a first name.

Morofa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morofa is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morofa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 706,244th most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name Morofa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Morofa reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 825,494th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 127 people.

The last name Morofa is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 19,648. In Papua New Guinea Morofa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 66 percent live, Chimbu, where 17 percent live and National Capital District, where 12 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morozfa921/
Moroufa921/
Morodfa921/
Mouroufa864/
Marofa832,117/
Morafa83240/
Morofe83145/
Morefa8373/
Morofo8324/
Morofi8322/
Merofa836/
Morofy831/
Murofa831/
Mouroufas8021/
Maroufa77295/
Morafat7794/
Mahrofa7783/
Moirafa7770/
Mosrofi7766/
Marofah7758/
Murofah7742/
Maroofa7737/
Masrofa7720/
Marofay7710/
Mosrafa7710/
Mmorofe779/
Mmorofi775/
Musrofa775/
Moroffi774/
Marofat773/
Mehrofa771/
Morafeae7174/
Mauroofa7133/
Moraffah7119/
Marosfai7115/
Murootfa716/
Maaroufa715/
Mutrofah715/
Morhofer713/
Mousrafa712/
Mehroufa711/
Morafath711/
Moroufie711/
Mourofie711/
Moroufou711/
Marafa6719,448/
Morafe672,311/
Mouroufie672,080/
Murafa67340/
Morafo67185/
Marefa67108/
Marofi6751/
Morafi6730/
Merefa6712/
Morefo677/
Murofi677/
Moorhofer676/
Marofy672/
Marofe671/
Marofà671/
Mouroifie671/
Mouroufou671/
Merafa671/

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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 Morofa
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