Murtaf Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Murtaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 116 | 1:227,804 | 8,981 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Murtaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Murtaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Murtaf occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Murtaf? popularity and diffusion
Murtaf is the 1,441,361st most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Murtaf reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 227,804. In Yemen Murtaf is primarily found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 89 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Yemen this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 19 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Murtaf
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