Maori Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Maori Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Maori (1,298) may also be a first name.
Maori Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maori Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maori (Arabic: ماوري, Hindi: माोरी, Marathi: मारोती, Russian: Маори) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maori.
How Common Is The Last Name Maori? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,321,499th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Maori are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maori is also the 218,456th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,298 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 68 percent reside, Adamawa, where 31 percent reside and Bauchi, where 2 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 24 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maori Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maori in the Hindi language | ||
| माोरी | maori | - |
| Maori in the Marathi language | ||
| मारोती | maroti | - |
| Maori in the Russian language | ||
| Маори | maori | - |
| Maori in the Arabic language | ||
| ماوري | mawry | - |
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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 Maori
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