Morar Surname

22,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Transnistria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania14,0411:1,430184
Russia2,0091:71,7399,232
Ukraine1,8561:24,5273,484
South Africa1,0651:50,8716,454
Moldova8081:4,408633
Transnistria7631:62238
Israel5901:14,5042,187
United States5781:627,09250,607
India5621:1,364,88552,842
England4741:117,54911,971
Spain4261:109,7478,737
New Zealand1911:23,7084,155
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Serbia881:81,1936,964
Canada851:433,47837,831
Zimbabwe771:200,49723,224
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Kazakhstan621:285,20224,279
Australia481:562,41041,290
Belarus381:250,02829,656
Bulgaria251:279,15614,366
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Austria191:448,18144,644
Greece191:583,14770,237
France171:3,907,219231,005
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Palestine131:349,91111,386
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Panama51:782,45211,059
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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.

- ayeathelas

This surname means 'miller' in Romanian.

- deleted-173293

This surname means 'miller' in Romanian.

- deleted-173293

Morar Last Name Facts

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

Morar (Arabic: مورار, Hindi: मोरार, Marathi: मोरार, Russian: Морарь) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Morár. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,382nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 300,294 people. The last name Morar occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 484 people.

Morar is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 14,041 people, or 1 in 1,430. In Romania it is most frequent in: Cluj County, where 14 percent are found, Bihor County, where 12 percent are found and Mureș County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Romania this surname is found 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 frequency of Morar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morar last name rose 3,613 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 9,480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Morar are 8.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.67% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morár93113/
Morard913,222/
Morare912,774/
Morrar91199/
Mourar91170/
Morhar9150/
Morgar9124/
Moorar9110/
Mohrar918/
Moraur917/
Morarz915/
Morear912/
Morarr912/
Morajr911/
Mosrar911/
Morarh911/
Morart910/
Morair910/
Morhard83557/
Morhart83531/
Mourard83189/
Morahar8329/
Moraurt8311/
Morarre839/
Moraire837/
Moiratr833/
Morrard832/
Morhare831/
Motrair831/
Moitrar831/
Mouhrar831/
Morasre831/
Marar8015,553/
Murar803,144/
Merar801,043/
Moror8043/
Mărar804/
Morhardt77427/
Mohrhard7786/
Morarova7734/
Mouraire7730/
Mourayre773/
Moorhart772/
Morreare771/
Mooreard771/
Mohrardt771/
Mohrhart770/
Morhartd770/
Morheart770/
Morharth770/
Masrar731,525/
Merhar73932/
Murard73543/
Mahrar73497/
Murare73444/
Murrar73346/
Marrar73333/
Marare73317/
Merair73283/
Mohror73153/
Merrar73101/
Morore7347/
Moreir7345/
Murarh7329/
Murhar7325/
Muurar7317/
Mararh7317/
Mehrar7312/
Murair739/
Musrar738/
Murarz738/
Morgor735/
Maurar734/
Murgar734/
Meerar733/
Maarar732/
Maraur732/
Marard732/
Morour732/
Morror732/
Murart732/
Muraar732/
Marart732/
Marair732/
Matrar731/
Marajr731/
Moreyr731/
Muirar731/
Moruor731/
Morzor731/
Mutrar731/
Marayr731/
Mararz731/
Mosror731/
Meraar731/
Murarr731/
Murayr731/
Mharar731/
Maraar731/
Mouror730/
Mohrhardt71521/
Moorheart711/
Mohrahard711/
Moorhardt711/
Maraire671,099/
Marahar67184/
Muraire67155/
Moirore67100/
Merahar6745/
Moreire6736/
Murahar6734/
Moorour6732/
Maharar6725/
Musrart6723/
Marrare6721/
Murhart6714/
Merhair6713/
Murhard676/
Muhtrar674/
Mehraur674/
M'Harar674/
Mourour674/
Mararhe673/
Mahraur673/
Mehrrar673/
Morrore673/
Marathr673/
Moreirz673/
Maraure672/
Mehrear672/
Murgair672/
Masrart672/
Mauyrar671/
Maurajr671/
Mathrar671/
Marorre671/
Marrard671/
Merrair671/
Mharare671/
Muirarh671/
Mharrar671/
Masrare671/
Mohrhaardt671/
Mahrrar671/
Maurair671/
Meurard670/

Morar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morar in the Hindi language
मोरारmorara-
Morar in the Marathi language
मोरारmorara93.33
मोररmorara5.19
मरारmarara0.74
मुरारmurara0.74
Morar in the Russian language
Морарьmorar-
Morar in the Arabic language
مورارmwrar-

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