Moalu Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Moalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moalu Last Name Facts

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

Moalu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moalu.

How Common Is The Last Name Moalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moalu is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Moalu live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Moalu is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moaleu917/
Mohalu917/
Moalus913/
Moaliu913/
Moalou911/
Moualeu83240/
Moualou8370/
Muohalu833/
Moahlou832/
Mohalou831/
Mohalau831/
Mojhalu831/
Moahlud831/
Mohallu831/
Moalahu831/
Maolu8013/
Moualoud7738/
Moauloud7716/
Mouallou771/
Mohallou771/
Mohaloud771/
Muoahalu771/
Maolud7361/
Maoilu7328/
Moholu7310/
Maoliu738/
Moyolu731/
Maolou731/
Maholu731/
Mojolou6773/
Maoulou6768/
Maoloud6760/
Mahaulu6760/
Moholou675/
Maaulut671/
Ma'olud671/
Maholud671/
Mahaolu671/
Maouliu671/
Maoulud671/
Maoelau671/

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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
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  • 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 Moalu
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