Mooraby Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Mooraby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mooraby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius3011:4,297848
England241:2,321,58686,519
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Mooraby Last Name Facts

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

Mooraby is most common in Mauritius. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mooraby? popularity and diffusion

Mooraby is the 841,044th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mooraby are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The last name Mooraby is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 4,297. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 85 percent live, Pamplemousses District, where 13 percent live and Moka District, where 0 percent live. Aside from Mauritius it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moraby92287/
Morabiy863,689/
Morabay86144/
Mouraby864/
Morgaby861/
Mooreby860/
Moorebey808/
Moorabee801/
Moraibay801/
Moraba778,451/
Morabe773,574/
Morabi77295/
Moreby77214/
Moravy7776/
Maraby7735/
Muraby772/
Mouraba713,496/
Morabit712,843/
Morabet711,696/
Maaraby71875/
Murabiy71630/
Marabay71530/
Morabih71443/
Morabes7179/
Morabea7169/
Morabai7144/
Morabei7122/
Mouravy7116/
Morawey7116/
Morabhi7114/
Moraway7114/
Maraboy7112/
Mourabi7112/
Moravay7110/
Morabha719/
Mohrabi719/
Morrabi718/
Marabiy716/
Mourabe715/
Mahraby714/
Morabie714/
Moraviy714/
Moorava714/
Murabyo712/
Marabey712/
Morabed711/
Morabeh711/
Moreaba711/
Moraywa711/
Morgabi711/
Moraibe711/
Moorobi711/
Morrabe711/
Morajbi711/
Morabid711/
Marabhy711/
Morobay710/
Moravey710/
Mourabit674,998/
Mourabet67562/
Mourabih67511/
Muratbay67172/
Morabait6772/
Murzabay6737/
Morabhai6720/
Morabith6719/
Morrhabi679/
Morovaya675/
Masrabey672/
Mourabid671/
Mahrabay671/
Maratbay671/
Morabetz671/
Morahbee671/
Moraveyz671/
Morrobey671/
Mourabes671/
Masraboy671/
Marabaya671/
Mourrabi671/
Mourabhi671/
Mourgabe671/
Moorrawi671/
Morabher671/
Mourabea671/
Mourahbi671/
Morroway670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mooraby
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