Moruf Surname

107,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Moruf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moruf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,2861:41,3313,275
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Moruf (17,659) may also be a first name.

Moruf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moruf (Hindi: मोरूफ, Marathi: मोरुफ़, Russian: Моруф) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moruf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,953rd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,688,495 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moruf reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Moruf is also the 41,396th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 17,659 people.

The surname Moruf is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,286 people, or 1 in 41,331. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 41 percent live, Lagos, where 21 percent live and Ogun, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Moruf Last Name Statistics demography

Moruf earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moruff911,085/
Morauf91101/
Morouf9146/
Moruuf9143/
Mouruf9121/
Morruf9112/
Mohruf915/
Morufs914/
Mooruf914/
Morufe913/
Mouruff831/
Maruf8094,858/
Muruf80186/
Morub8016/
Meruf804/
Marouf7334,785/
Maaruf7311,443/
Maeruf733,883/
Mahruf73762/
Masruf73443/
Maruff73363/
Marauf73348/
Ma'ruf73272/
Moroof73255/
Morauw73134/
Mauruf7380/
Maruuf7347/
Muruff7328/
Moruph7319/
Marufs7315/
Matruf7311/
Marruf7310/
Marufe739/
Morubh736/
Maruwf734/
Marufh734/
Marguf733/
Musruf733/
Muruuf732/
Màrouf731/
Moreuw731/
Mharuf731/
Maruif731/
Marudf731/
Mureuf730/
Maarouf6773,095/
Matrouf67425/
Mahrouf67217/
Marrouf67133/
Maharuf6754/
Maroufe6721/
Masrouf6713/
Maârouf679/
Mauruff678/
Ma'aruf677/
Marzouf676/
Ma'rouf676/
Hmmaruf675/
Maraufh675/
Mouroof674/
Hmaaruf674/
Marouff673/
Maàrouf673/
Mahruff672/
Maurouf672/
Marruff672/
Murruff671/
Maaruuf671/
Marufff671/
Mahrauf671/
Maaruff671/
Morreuw671/
Meerouf671/
Mmarouf671/
Mehrauf671/
Maruffe671/
Muoroof671/
Morauph671/
Maarruf671/
Maroufs671/
Mâârouf671/
Ma'ruff671/

Moruf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moruf in the Marathi language
मोरुफ़morufa-
Moruf in the Hindi language
मोरूफmorupha66.67
मोरुफmorupha33.33
Moruf in the Russian language
Моруфmoruf-

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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
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  • 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 Moruf
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