Moorjee Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Moorjee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moorjee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Moorjee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moorjee is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Moorjee.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorjee? popularity and diffusion

Moorjee is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Moorjee are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent reside and Mauritius, where 13 percent reside.

Moorjee Last Name Statistics demography

Moorjee earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.06% less than the national average, earning R 147,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morjee921/
Morjeed862/
Moorsee861/
Morje831,514/
Moorse77388/
Marjee77121/
Moriee77117/
Moorji7772/
Morhee7725/
Morsee7721/
Murjee7717/
Morjeu7716/
Moorie779/
Moorhe777/
Moorye775/
Mohree773/
Morjes773/
Moorée771/
Morjje771/
Mourje771/
Moreae771/
Moorce770/
Mooreheaz751/
Mooreheah751/
Moresea7118/
Moorhaj7117/
Marjeet7116/
Moories7110/
Mootrie719/
Moreaes714/
Moorhed713/
Morehea713/
Morujie712/
Mourjie712/
Moorjai712/
Morchee711/
Moorhye711/
Morsees711/
Murtjee711/
Moorhez711/
Moorhea711/
Mooreehead711/
Morshee711/
Mohrjie711/
Moreaer711/
Moirege711/
Morajie711/
Moorsse711/
Moorses710/
Moorier710/
Morse6769,570/
Moorhead679,910/
Morie674,866/
Morye673,357/
Morge671,173/
Morji67629/
Morze67369/
Morce67201/
Morsheed67108/
Marje6774/
Morja6762/
Marjayee6746/
Morée6739/
Murje6737/
Morijaye6717/
Morhe6712/
Morethea676/
Morjyets674/
Moreé672/
Marjouee672/
Moorgess671/
Moorshed671/
Morehese671/
Moreheed671/
Morxe671/
Morêe671/
Morże671/
Morjj671/
Moorssey670/

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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 Moorjee
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