Morar Surname
Approximately 24,268 people bear this surname
Morar Surname User-submission:
Morar or Moraru is a surname, which derives from morar, meaning 'miller' in Romanian, which was bared by many families in the milling profession.
Morar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 14,041 | 1:1,430 | 184 |
| Russia | 2,009 | 1:71,739 | 9,232 |
| Ukraine | 1,856 | 1:24,527 | 3,484 |
| South Africa | 1,065 | 1:50,871 | 6,454 |
| Moldova | 808 | 1:4,408 | 633 |
| Transnistria | 763 | 1:622 | 38 |
| Israel | 590 | 1:14,504 | 2,187 |
| United States | 578 | 1:627,092 | 50,607 |
| India | 562 | 1:1,364,885 | 52,842 |
| England | 474 | 1:117,549 | 11,971 |
| Spain | 426 | 1:109,747 | 8,737 |
| New Zealand | 191 | 1:23,708 | 4,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Serbia | 88 | 1:81,193 | 6,964 |
| Canada | 85 | 1:433,478 | 37,831 |
| Zimbabwe | 77 | 1:200,497 | 23,224 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Kazakhstan | 62 | 1:285,202 | 24,279 |
| Australia | 48 | 1:562,410 | 41,290 |
| Belarus | 38 | 1:250,028 | 29,656 |
| Bulgaria | 25 | 1:279,156 | 14,366 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Palestine | 13 | 1:349,911 | 11,386 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Morár (113) are calculated separately.
Morar (484) may also be a first name.
Morar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Morar or Moraru is a surname, which derives from morar, meaning 'miller' in Romanian, which was bared by many families in the milling profession.
- ayeathelasThis surname means 'miller' in Romanian.
- deleted-173293This surname means 'miller' in Romanian.
- deleted-173293Morar Demographics
Morar Political Affiliation
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Morar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morar (Arabic: مورار, Hindi: मोरार, Marathi: मोरार, Russian: Морарь) occurs most in Romania. It can also occur in the variant forms: Morár. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 22,382nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 300,294 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Morar live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 386,404th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 484 people.
The last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is carried by 14,041 people, or 1 in 1,430. In Romania it is primarily found in: Cluj County, where 14 percent are found, Bihor County, where 12 percent are found and Mureș County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Romania this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent are found and Ukraine, where 8 percent are found.
Morar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Morar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morar surname expanded 3,613 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 9,480 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Morar last name are 8.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Morar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.3% less than the national average, earning €3,815 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.82% more than the national average, earning R 306,120 per year; in United States they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $46,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $51,124 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morar in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरार | morara | - |
| Morar in the Marathi language | ||
| मोरार | morara | 93.33 |
| मोरर | morara | 5.19 |
| मरार | marara | 0.74 |
| मुरार | murara | 0.74 |
| Morar in the Russian language | ||
| Морарь | morar | - |
| Morar in the Arabic language | ||
| مورار | mwrar | - |
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Footnotes
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