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 last name Morofo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Morofo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morofo? popularity and diffusion
Morofo is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Morofo are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Morofo is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 16 people.
The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea Morofo is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 91 percent are found, East Sepik, where 4 percent are found and Gulf, where 4 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
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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