Moruff Surname
Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname
Moruff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,083 | 1:163,567 | 10,231 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Moruff (4,825) may also be a first name.
Moruff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moruff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moruff occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moruff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moruff is the 338,992nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name Moruff occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moruff are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 98,371st most numerous first name in the world, held by 4,825 people.
The last name Moruff is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,083 people, or 1 in 163,567. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 59 percent reside, Osun, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouruff | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moruf | 91 | 4,316 | / |
| Maruff | 83 | 363 | / |
| Morauf | 83 | 101 | / |
| Morouf | 83 | 46 | / |
| Moruuf | 83 | 43 | / |
| Muruff | 83 | 28 | / |
| Mouruf | 83 | 21 | / |
| Morruf | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mohruf | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mooruf | 83 | 4 | / |
| Morufs | 83 | 4 | / |
| Morufe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mauruff | 77 | 8 | / |
| Marouff | 77 | 3 | / |
| Marruff | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mahruff | 77 | 2 | / |
| Murruff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maruffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marufff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maaruff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ma'ruff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maruf | 73 | 94,858 | / |
| Muruf | 73 | 186 | / |
| Morub | 73 | 16 | / |
| Meruf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mahruuff | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maharuff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marouf | 67 | 34,785 | / |
| Maaruf | 67 | 11,443 | / |
| Maeruf | 67 | 3,883 | / |
| Mahruf | 67 | 762 | / |
| Masruf | 67 | 443 | / |
| Marauf | 67 | 348 | / |
| Ma'ruf | 67 | 272 | / |
| Moroof | 67 | 255 | / |
| Morauw | 67 | 134 | / |
| Mauruf | 67 | 80 | / |
| Maruuf | 67 | 47 | / |
| Moruph | 67 | 19 | / |
| Marufs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Matruf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Marruf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Marufe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Morubh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marufh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maruwf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marguf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Musruf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muruuf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Màrouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maruif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mharuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moreuw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mureuf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Moruff
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