Murofu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Murofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Murofu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Murofu (8) may also be a first name.

Murofu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murofu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murofu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murofu live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Murofu is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 8 people.

The surname Murofu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Murofu is most numerous in: Ondo, where 75 percent are found and Lagos, where 25 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourofu921/
Murefu833,915/
Morofu8316/
Murafu836/
Mirofu831/
Mouroufou801/
Murafud774/
Moroofu774/
Mureefu774/
Murefeu771/
Moroufou711/
Morafu672/
Mourafout671/
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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 Murofu
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