Morag Forename

45,916th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 15,228 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Morag Forename Definition:

A female name. Gaelic, diminutive of mor ‘great'; still used in the Highlands.

Morag Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland
100%
8,9761:596132
England
100%
3,4181:16,2681,105
Canada-5571:59,4853,705
United States
100%
4761:761,63217,491
Australia-4591:29,7551,781
South Africa
100%
4101:133,0069,785
New Zealand-2521:18,0001,486
Israel
 
80%
1641:51,2373,138
Wales
100%
781:39,6711,546
Portugal-461:226,3234,580
Germany
 
97%
441:2,197,22412,262
Netherlands
100%
431:393,07210,860
India
82%
 
371:32,834,540652,791
Ireland
100%
331:140,7133,035
Zimbabwe
100%
271:571,25224,615
Jersey-211:4,761588
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
France
100%
181:3,692,79717,000
Northern Ireland
100%
151:122,8761,568
Belgium
100%
111:1,044,54912,446
Sweden
100%
81:1,232,23822,791
Thailand
100%
81:8,758,227128,595
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
Taiwan
100%
71:3,395,66964,613
Brazil-61:35,706,026284,222
Italy
100%
61:10,177,01531,373
Zambia-61:2,642,46623,928
Norway-51:1,026,46614,100
Switzerland
100%
51:1,642,69915,939
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Spain-41:11,632,49119,317
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Chile-31:5,869,06926,159
Pakistan
67%
 
31:64,785,893186,184
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Lebanon
100%
21:2,813,78613,895
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Botswana
100%
11:2,184,44921,741
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521

The alternate forms: Mòrag (1) are calculated separately.

Morag (1,078) may also be a surname.

Morag Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Gaelic, diminutive of mor ‘great'; still used in the Highlands.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Morag Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mòrag931/
Moraig91140/
Moragh91120/
Mhorag9189/
Moirag917/
Morahg914/
Morrag914/
Mohrag913/
Moreag912/
Mourag911/
Mhoraig8312/
Moraigh837/
Morague834/
Morâœag831/
Mhoragh831/
Moiragh831/
Mooragh831/
Marag802,224/
Morak80300/
Morog80204/
Merag80189/
Murag8039/
Morac8015/
Moraq805/
Morax805/
Mourzagh771/
Morake733,175/
Morgak73214/
Morakh73166/
Moroog73131/
Moroug7388/
Maragh7348/
Moraux7329/
Marrag7318/
Mehrag7317/
Mahrag739/
Morack739/
Meerag738/
Meragh737/
Moirak736/
Muraug734/
Masrag734/
Maurag734/
Morzak733/
Marzag733/
Moraik732/
Moorak732/
Merhag732/
Mourak732/
Matrag732/
Maraig732/
Mohraq731/
Maraug731/
Maerag731/
Margag731/
Mareag731/
Meraig731/
Meraag731/
Moirac731/
Mujrag731/
Mosraq731/
Moracc731/
Moraak731/
Moreac731/
Morauk731/
Morhac731/
Muragh731/
Murzag731/
Marhag731/
Maharag67623/
Mosrakh677/
Morauke675/
Morakhe672/
Marahag672/
Morrogh672/
Moraque672/
Morough671/
Wmrg671/
Murahag671/
Moraike671/
Mwrg671/
Morzack671/
Morzhak671/
Mourrak671/
Moorakh671/
Mehragh671/
Marague671/
Maraigh671/
Moradke671/

Morag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morag in the Russian language
Морагmorag-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morag