Moragu Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Moragu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moragu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
India51:153,413,076951,030
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384

Moragu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moragu (Marathi: मोरगु) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moragu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Moragu are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 90 percent live and Nyamira County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent live and Mexico, where 12 percent live.

Moragu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morangu922/
Moragus921/
Muragu83818/
Maragu83142/
Meragu83117/
Moregu833/
Mourangou802/
Marangu772,710/
Maragau77173/
Maragou77109/
Muragud7752/
Maragus7722/
Meraghu778/
Murangu774/
Maraggu773/
Maragup773/
Morongu771/
Maraguu771/
Maraghu771/
Maeragu771/
Marangou71244/
Moronggu7124/
Marragou7123/
Muragaud7117/
Morongou7115/
Maranggu716/
Marangau714/
Murang'u711/
Mmurangu711/
Maarangu711/
Maraigou711/
Muragudh711/
Meraigou711/
Maragush711/
Maraïgou711/
Maragous710/
Mourougou6765/
Maregu6760/
Meregu6722/
Marogu676/
Maragó674/
Merogu673/
Murogu671/

Moragu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moragu in the Marathi language
मोरगुmoragu84.62
मोरगूmoragu15.38

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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
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  • 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 Moragu
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