Morufu Surname
Approximately 7,119 people bear this surname
Morufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,112 | 1:24,908 | 2,170 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Morufu (21,748) may also be a first name.
Morufu Demographics
Morufu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Morufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morufu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morufu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 69,569th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,023,676 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Morufu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,516th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 21,748 people.
The last name Morufu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,112 people, or 1 in 24,908. In Nigeria Morufu is most numerous in: Oyo, where 36 percent are found, Osun, where 20 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Morufu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Morufu last name is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moruffu | 92 | 35 | / |
| Moorufu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mourufu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Morufau | 92 | 5 | / |
| Morufut | 92 | 5 | / |
| Moruvfu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Morujfu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moruifu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mohrufu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moroufou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marufu | 83 | 18,270 | / |
| Murufu | 83 | 289 | / |
| Morifu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Merufu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mouroufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maarufu | 77 | 1,801 | / |
| Maurufu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Moroofu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mahrufu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maruffu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Marufuu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moruphu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marhufu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maerufu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marufuz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marufui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marupfu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marufuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masrufu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matrufu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maroufou | 71 | 121 | / |
| Maharufu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marufuhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maaroufou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Marifu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marouffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marroufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maharoufou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Morifou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mahrifu | 62 | 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 Morufu
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