Morai Surname

182,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Morai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0271:52,7536,668
Lesotho7071:2,875465
India1431:5,364,094131,111
Pakistan771:2,320,05020,958
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Israel511:167,79717,113
Paraguay321:226,1484,042
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Mörai (1) are calculated separately.

Morai (641) may also be a first name.

Morai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morai (Hindi: मोरई, Marathi: मोरै) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant: Mörai. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 182,624th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,131,734 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Morai live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 328,586th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 641 people.

The last name Morai is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,027 people, or 1 in 52,753. In South Africa Morai is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Other than South Africa Morai exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 30 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Morai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morai last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morai Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Morai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.9% less than the national average, earning R 128,556 per year; in United States they earn 52.32% more than the national average, earning $65,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $46,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörai931/
Morais91439,010/
Moraiz91692/
Mourai91650/
Morait91153/
Morhai91117/
Moraji9187/
Morzai9132/
Moraai9127/
Moraia9119/
Moerai9115/
Moraiy9115/
Morayi9112/
Moirai917/
Moraid915/
Moorai915/
Moraie914/
Moraio914/
Morrai913/
Morgai912/
Moraij911/
Moraiu911/
Motrai911/
Mora89873,036/
Mori89662,127/
Mouraji83273/
Mouraai83170/
Morayis8391/
Morajiy8372/
Mourait8352/
Morrais8342/
Moraies8342/
Mourais8329/
Morrayi8316/
Morgaji8316/
Mouraia8313/
Moraiis8311/
Moraich8310/
Moraggi837/
Mohraji834/
Moraais834/
Moraiyo833/
Moragie833/
Moraiah832/
Morajit832/
Moirais832/
Moorzai832/
Mourhai832/
Moutrai832/
Moraish831/
Moraiez831/
Moraias831/
Moraios831/
Mmorais831/
Mottrai831/
Mouraie831/
Moraaid831/
Moiraai831/
Moraiyi831/
Moraits831/
Morajie831/
Moraihu831/
Morhaji831/
Mouraid831/
Motrais831/
Moraitz830/
Moura80380,278/
Morad8076,279/
Murai8070,698/
Moraa8047,134/
Moris8029,982/
Morii8022,566/
Morra8017,498/
Mouri8012,554/
Morga8011,932/
Moras8011,727/
Marai809,229/
Morea807,655/
Morio807,002/
Moroi805,388/
Moray805,044/
Morri804,935/
Morie804,866/
Mohra802,920/
Morah802,906/
Merai802,888/
Morei802,400/
Morat802,370/
Morip802,032/
Moyra802,018/
Moraz801,720/
Morit801,224/
Moora801,151/
Moriy801,115/
Moira801,054/
Mmora801,026/
Mohri80900/
Morid80839/
Morau80788/
Moriz80773/
Moroa80692/
Morza80614/
Moori80542/
Moeri80460/
Mosri80365/
Moraj80304/
Mgori80284/
Mérai80241/
Mosra80202/
Morui80195/
Motra80181/
Mhora80168/
Moraś80155/
Muori80141/
Márai80141/
Morha80140/
Morae80134/
Morhi80128/
Motri80114/
Moryi80112/
Mojri80108/
Morgi80103/
Morap8097/
Moiri8095/
Moera8064/
Morij8056/
Mhori8043/
Morač8041/
Muora8039/
Moraç8039/
Moraß8028/
Morih8027/
Morúa8024/
Mojra8015/
Moraň8013/
'Mora8011/
Moriš809/
Morzi807/
'Mori805/
Morți804/
Mmori804/
Morùa803/
Mgora801/
Moutraji7733/
Morraies778/
D'Morais774/
Mourraia774/
Mouraiah771/
Morahaji771/
Moraggio771/
Moiraios771/
Moiraiou771/
Morris73686,599/
Mourad7369,482/
Marais7359,344/
Moriya7353,375/
Mourid736,591/
Moitra736,346/
Maraji732,580/
Morash732,346/
Mouris732,230/
Moorat731,833/
Maraia731,764/
Mourra731,351/
Moraux731,248/
Mouras731,002/
Mouriz73929/
Morraz73928/
Morras73814/
Morawe73812/
Muraji73785/
Mourah73712/
Morich73689/
Moorad73666/
Moryio73666/
Murgai73631/
Moriss73615/
Mourat73604/
Marzai73601/
Hmouri73579/
Moradh73575/
Meraiy73546/
Moraya73538/
Moiras73536/
Morast73526/
Moraud73474/
Moruha73429/
Morijo73424/
Motryi73421/
Murayi73414/
Morrie73392/
M'Mora73366/
Maraie73354/
Motrea73332/
Merhai73326/
Moiray73318/
Moreia73287/
Marayi73286/
Motrap73284/
Margai73274/
Motroi73273/
Matrai73273/
Murrai73266/
Maraio73255/
Morish73246/
Marrai73245/
Mouhri73243/
Hmoura73239/
Morach73238/
Motriy73218/
Mooris73213/
Morayo73208/
Muotri73200/
Mourza73197/
Mourio73191/
Mohuri73185/
Mouray73182/
Morray73159/
Moreas73159/
Mmorah73155/
Morrah73150/
Marait73145/
Mourit73137/
Mooraj73134/
Morrea73133/
Morrad73127/
Moriyo73121/
Meraai73120/
Morist73115/
Moreya73114/
Moirei73112/
Moreis73109/
Morasz73108/
Moraye7392/
Mourie7387/
Moroya7382/
Morois7381/
Morroi7381/
Moraha7381/
Moraut7380/
Mujrai7377/
Marhai7377/
Morrio7376/
Moreea7372/
Mooroa7371/
Moroie7370/
Mouraz7368/
Morija7366/
Maraiy7363/
Mosrat7363/
Muraia7358/
Mourga7357/
Moutra7356/
Moritt7356/
Morriz7354/
Murais7353/
Moreja7352/
Moraja7351/
Moitri7349/
Moraje7349/
Moriye7348/
Moriji7348/
Moruja7347/
Maurai7347/
Morass7346/
Meraio7346/
Moosri7344/
Maraai7341/
Moutri7339/
Morays7334/
Moriea7334/
Muraid7334/
Masrai7333/
Mehrai7332/
Mourei7332/
Moreyi7329/
Moraus7328/
Maarai7328/
Moruoa7328/
Muurai7327/
Moratt7326/
Moirat7326/
Moiris7326/
Moorei7324/
Mouraî7323/
Moracz7322/
Murait7321/
Meraia7320/
Morrei7320/
Mourri7319/
Moraad7319/
Mhurai7318/
Moruya7318/
Mourgi7318/
Morhyi7318/
Mooras7317/
Morats7317/
Maraip7317/
Moroia7317/
Moorea7316/
Mouyra7316/
Maraii7316/
Mousri7316/
Moryya7315/
Mahrai7314/
Muraiy7313/
Morajo7313/
Maraiz7313/
Mmerai7313/
Moraph7312/
Morajh7312/
Mooraa7312/
Mousra7312/
Moroji7311/
Maraid7311/
Morhei7311/
Mothri7310/
Moreid7310/
'Marai7310/
Morrit739/
Mouraa739/
Morgay739/
Morrid739/
Moirip739/
Muorie739/
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Mourea739/
Meerai739/
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Muohri738/
Mourha738/
Morihe738/
Moytra737/
Morzha737/
Morhat737/
Morrau737/
Mohraj737/
Moreha737/
Moirae737/
Mohura737/
Moráis737/
Moyrie737/
Morooa737/
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Moruis736/
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Mourae735/
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Meraii735/
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Moradd735/
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Moroja735/
Merrai735/
Murzai735/
Mootra734/
Mouraj734/
Mootri734/
Mutrai734/
Moirad734/
Moorit734/
Moreua734/
Merayi734/
Musrai734/
Mothra734/
Mouhra734/
Meraih734/
Mhorga734/
Morrat734/
Moriph734/
Meraiu734/
Moreio734/
Mosrei734/
Moysri734/
Morhay733/
Mouriy733/
Muraai733/
Murhai733/
Morahs733/
Morgau733/
Morhad733/
Moirie733/
Muorad733/
Maraiu733/
Moerah733/
Mourhi733/
Moerau733/
Morgea733/
Moréas733/
Moridh733/
Moirau733/
Moreip733/
Maerai733/
Mohrah733/
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Moreui732/
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Morraj732/
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Mohrie732/
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Mmarai731/
Morrip730/
Morhea730/
Moreat730/
Moyris730/
Moorae730/
Moruit730/
More67837,337/
Mara67187,491/
Mari67178,431/
Mera67150,882/
Mura67121,460/
Meri6725,054/
Mory6712,191/
Muri6712,099/
Morriss674,491/
Morrish674,349/
Morasch671,688/
Maraiah671,151/
Meraihi671,055/
Morritt671,043/
Maurais671,028/
Möri67969/
Mouhriz67854/
Moutray67843/
Mouraud67631/
Mouraux67561/
Móra67540/
Mattrai67519/
Müri67467/
Mára67449/
Móri67398/
Motrich67387/
Moré67365/
Maraiha67343/
Mári67290/
Mouriya67287/
Maraist67287/
Mohrach67273/
Maraggi67236/
Morayas67228/
Mourrat67201/
Masraie67199/
Matraia67186/
Moiraud67177/
Morhaus67160/
Motrash67153/
Matrais67148/
Morraja67146/
Morault67132/
Morrach67122/
Mutrait67121/
Marhaji67107/
Moreash67105/
Moruhyi6799/
Morisch6797/
Morhach6783/
Mauraji6772/
Morijoh6772/
Morratz6771/
Muhraji6768/
Mouraya6761/
Moorast6761/
Morhaye6759/
Maurayi6752/
Morayes6749/
Mehraie6747/
Mourish6747/
Mohroji6746/
Moraova6746/
Morrast6745/
Mhurayi6744/
Mooradd6743/
Mourray6742/
Morè6741/
Mahraji6739/
Morrash6738/
Moorats6738/
Merajiy6736/
Mourich6735/
Morj6734/
Morihyo6734/
Morhead6733/
Marhayi6730/
Maharai6729/
Morraye6728/
Murraij6727/
Maraihe6726/
Moroiță6726/
Mohrich6723/
Mutrais6721/
Mosrrat6721/
Maraihi6719/
Muurayi6718/
Mohriya6717/
Moorhaj6717/
Mahraie6717/
Morahas6716/
Motreja6715/
Murayis6715/
Margaji6715/
Morahye6714/
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Moiraha6714/
Moorish6713/
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Morhats6713/
Morrist6712/
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Morhiyo6712/
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Morraud6711/
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Moreitz6710/
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Morouji679/
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Morgaya679/
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Morai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morai in the Hindi language
मोरईmora'i94.2
मोरइmora'i4.35
मोराईmora'i1.45
Morai in the Marathi language
मोरैmorai42.11
मोरईmora'i31.58
मोराईmora'i21.05
मोरइmora'i5.26

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