Moorthie Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Moorthie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Moorthie (16) may also be a first name.
Moorthie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moorthie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moorthie is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Moorthie.
How Common Is The Last Name Moorthie? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Moorthie are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name worldwide, held by 16 people.
Moorthie is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 82 percent reside and Johor, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.
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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 Moorthie
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