Moaru Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Moaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Moaru (20) may also be a first name.

Moaru Last Name Facts

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

Moaru occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moaru is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Moaru live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moharu9117/
Moharud8324/
Moharou831/
Mouarou831/
Maoru802/
Moharoud771/
Mmuoharu771/
Mäearu7320/
Mahoru7319/
Mohoru7317/
Maorou7311/
Maauru731/
Moaroe731/
Moarão731/
Maearu731/
Moàrou731/
Muiaru731/
Mojoru731/
Maorui731/
Mahharu674/
Maourou672/
Mohorou671/
Mahoruh671/
Mahauru671/
Mahourou622/
Maïgorou621/
Mahoirou621/
Mahaourou571/
Meheru5520/
Maärou551/
Maoroe551/
Maeha'arau531/
Mohoroe5054/
Maaerou501/

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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
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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 Moaru
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