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
The last name Maori (Arabic: ماوري, Hindi: माोरी, Marathi: मारोती, Russian: Маори) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maori? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,321,499th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Maori reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 218,456th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 1,298 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 68 percent reside, Adamawa, where 31 percent reside and Bauchi, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname 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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