Murfa Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Murfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Murfa (62) may also be a first name.
Murfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Murfa (Hindi: मुरफा, Russian: Мурфа) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Murfa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Murfa is the 3,432,070th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Murfa are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 62 people.
Murfa is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Yobe, where 96 percent live and Ogun, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Ethiopia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murfat | 91 | 362 | / |
| Murfay | 91 | 9 | / |
| Murfau | 91 | 0 | / |
| Murfah | 91 | 0 | / |
| Murpfay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Muhrfay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Morfa | 80 | 1,858 | / |
| Murfi | 80 | 336 | / |
| Mirfa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Murfy | 80 | 18 | / |
| Murfe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Murfo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mourfaha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Murfet | 73 | 794 | / |
| Murfee | 73 | 199 | / |
| Morfea | 73 | 174 | / |
| Murfey | 73 | 105 | / |
| Murfit | 73 | 103 | / |
| Morffa | 73 | 46 | / |
| Murfhi | 73 | 33 | / |
| Mirfah | 73 | 26 | / |
| Murfhy | 73 | 12 | / |
| Murffy | 73 | 10 | / |
| Morféa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Murpha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Murfie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Murrfy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Murfid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mourfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meurfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murfer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murfio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mourfy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Murffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muirfy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Murpfy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Murfitt | 67 | 2,346 | / |
| Mourfou | 67 | 849 | / |
| Murfett | 67 | 679 | / |
| Murphay | 67 | 26 | / |
| Moorfah | 67 | 24 | / |
| Murphah | 67 | 23 | / |
| Murfoot | 67 | 5 | / |
| Murffey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Murfhey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Murffit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murphat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murfeed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murphas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musrfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murrfey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meurfee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murpfey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murfhit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murfphy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murrpha | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murfith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murffie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Murphfy | 67 | 0 | / |
Murfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Murfa in the Hindi language | ||
| मुरफा | murapha | - |
| Murfa in the Russian language | ||
| Мурфа | murfa | - |
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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 Murfa
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