Morofo Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Morofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Morofo (16) may also be a first name.
Morofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morofo occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morofo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Morofo reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Morofo is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 91 percent reside, East Sepik, where 4 percent reside and Gulf, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moroufou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Morofa | 83 | 416 | / |
| Morafo | 83 | 185 | / |
| Morefo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Mouroufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marrofo | 77 | 10 | / |
| Murrofo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mmorafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morafot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morgafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morozfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moroufa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morodfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maroufou | 71 | 121 | / |
| Marosfoi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mouroufa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Marofa | 67 | 2,117 | / |
| Morafa | 67 | 240 | / |
| Morefa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Murafo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Marafo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Marefo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Maaroufou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mouroufas | 67 | 21 | / |
| Merofa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mourafout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marofà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marouffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marroufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murofa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Morofo
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