Morabu Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Morabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya661:699,69530,103
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Morabu (22) may also be a first name.

Morabu Last Name Facts

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

Morabu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Morabu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Morabu is also the 2,301,746th most common given name on earth, held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya Morabu is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 97 percent reside, Kisii County, where 2 percent reside and Kwale County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 5 percent reside.

Morabu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morabut92211/
Morabud921/
Moirabou86532/
Marabu83472/
Morebu83267/
Murabu83215/
Merabu8354/
Morobu8310/
Morawu839/
Mourabout801/
Marabut77518/
Murabus77296/
Marabou7767/
Moravus7719/
Marabui7716/
Marabau7712/
Muraibu776/
Murabhu775/
Marabus773/
Morebau773/
Marhabu772/
Murabau772/
Morhawu771/
Morampu771/
Morobou771/
Maraubu771/
Merabui771/
Marhabou71136/
Marabout7158/
Moroubut7112/
Marrabou715/
Maharabu714/
Moravusz713/
Marabous711/
Muraibut711/
Marawu672,147/
Muravu67228/
Maravu67157/
Marobu67102/
Marebu6716/
Morovu678/
Merobu675/
Merebu673/
Maraboutt673/
Maraybhud672/

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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 Morabu
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