Maore Surname
Approximately 2,571 people bear this surname
Maore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,392 | 1:19,306 | 2,262 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Maore (1,128) may also be a first name.
Maore Demographics
Maore Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Maore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maore (Marathi: मोरे) occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maore? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 168,148th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,834,518 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Maore reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maore is also the 237,206th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 1,128 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,392 people, or 1 in 19,306. In Kenya Maore is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 85 percent live, Tharaka Nithi County, where 4 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
Maore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Maore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maore last name increased 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Maore last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Maore earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maore Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maore in the Marathi language | ||
| मोरे | more | - |
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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 Maore
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