Morah Surname
Approximately 2,906 people bear this surname
Morah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,119 | 1:83,597 | 5,901 |
| India | 374 | 1:2,050,977 | 69,832 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
The alternate forms: Moràh (1) are calculated separately.
Morah (977) may also be a first name.
Morah Demographics
Morah Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Morah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morah (Hindi: मोरह) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Moràh. For other possible spellings of Morah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Morah is the 151,560th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,507,758 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Morah live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Morah is also the 257,794th most frequent first name globally It is held by 977 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,119 people, or 1 in 83,597. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 18 percent live, Enugu, where 14 percent live and Delta, where 12 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Morah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Morah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,625 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Morah last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Morah are 5.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Morah earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $21,451,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $43,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.14% more than the national average, earning $59,690 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morah in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरह | moraha | 75 |
| मोरध्वज | moradhvaja | 8.33 |
| मोराह | moraha | 8.33 |
| मोरहीया | morahiya | 8.33 |
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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 Morah
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