Murofu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Murofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 last name Murofu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Murofu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murofu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Murofu are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 8 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 75 percent live and Lagos, where 25 percent live. Not including Nigeria Murofu exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent live.
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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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