Moorthy Surname

27,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Moorthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moorthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,6961:88,2095,880
Sri Lanka2,8511:7,2991,070
United Arab Emirates1,5671:5,847747
Malaysia1,2701:23,2242,116
Saudi Arabia1,1931:25,8643,689
Oman8911:4,139593
United States6011:603,09349,067
Kuwait5591:6,799949
Singapore4711:11,694576
Qatar3401:6,935745
England2011:277,20421,667
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
China61:227,886,92811,701
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Moorthy (3,542) may also be a first name.

Moorthy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moorthy (Hindi: मूर्थी) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorthy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,872nd most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 377,926 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Moorthy live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 119,109th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 3,542 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 8,696 people, or 1 in 88,209. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 50 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent are found and Kerala, where 7 percent are found. Apart from India this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 15 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found.

Moorthy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moorthy are 6.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.4% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moorthy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.49% less than the national average, earning 223,261 kr per year; in United States they earn 41.76% more than the national average, earning $61,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.16% more than the national average, earning $69,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorthey932/
Moorthyi932/
Moorthys931/
Moorty92199/
Morthy92112/
Moorthi863,322/
Mourthy8624/
Moorhty8614/
Moortha8613/
Morrthy868/
Moorthe864/
Muorthy863/
Moortih861/
Morthey860/
Morty83117/
Moorthee8053/
Moorthie8033/
Moorthii801/
Murthy7748,202/
Mortha778,485/
Mortey773,512/
Moorti771,868/
Mortty77915/
Marthy77463/
Morteh77127/
Morthi7747/
Moorta7727/
Mourty7713/
Morthe7712/
Moerty776/
Morrty772/
Mortiy771/
Mortys771/
Moirty771/
Mortay771/
Mortyz771/
Muorty770/
Moorte770/
Morttey71770/
Marthey71319/
Mourthe71235/
Murthey7121/
Mourthé7120/
Murthay7113/
Mortaya7113/
Moortie7112/
Morthip7112/
Murthty7111/
Moortee719/
Morther717/
Murrthy717/
Marthay716/
Mourthi716/
Morthaa715/
Morthis715/
Muirthy714/
Mutrthy714/
Murthyp714/
Maarthy713/
Muurthy712/
Morthai712/
Marthys712/
Murthyt711/
Murthys711/
Morrthi711/
Mgourty711/
Moortai711/
Murthuy711/
Murthyy711/
Martehy711/
Mourtay711/
Mortysz711/
Morthhi711/
Mortthi711/
Murthiy711/
Murthhy711/
Mourtha711/
Moortiz711/
Mortteh711/
Morthui711/
Morthes710/
Murthoy710/
Marty6747,144/
Morta677,039/
Murty676,196/
Morte675,815/
Morti67990/
Mortisch673/
Moortaja673/
Mordthai673/
Mourttey672/
Mourther671/
Morthett671/
Maharthy671/
Morté671/
Murthaya671/
Martthey670/

Moorthy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moorthy in the Hindi language
मूर्थीmurthi-

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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 Moorthy
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