Murufu Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Murufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Murufu 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
Nigeria2551:694,67732,109
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Murufu (302) may also be a first name.

Murufu Last Name Facts

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

Murufu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Murufu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 917,199th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Murufu are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 506,891st most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 302 people.

The last name Murufu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 694,677. In Nigeria Murufu is most common in: Oyo, where 35 percent live, Osun, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 19 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Murufu occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

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
Mourufu926/
Maurufu924/
Morufu837,119/
Murifu831/
Mouroufou801/
Moruffu7735/
Moorufu779/
Morufau775/
Moruifu771/
Morujfu771/
Moruvfu771/
Moroufou711/
Moruphu621/
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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 Murufu
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