Morara Surname
Approximately 24,984 people bear this surname
Morara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 23,124 | 1:1,997 | 307 |
| Italy | 1,419 | 1:43,098 | 7,743 |
| Brazil | 152 | 1:1,408,384 | 47,527 |
| South Africa | 110 | 1:492,525 | 40,325 |
| United States | 45 | 1:8,054,643 | 356,745 |
| Lesotho | 37 | 1:54,934 | 8,266 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Morara (4,317) may also be a first name.
Morara Demographics
Morara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Morara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morara (Arabic: مورارا, Hindi: मोररा, Russian: Морара) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,765th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 291,689 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Morara reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Morara is also the 105,264th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 4,317 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 23,124 people, or 1 in 1,997. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 43 percent reside, Kisii County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Morara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Morara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morara surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Morara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Morara last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Morara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning €33,579 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.16% less than the national average, earning R 82,800 per year and in United States they earn 52.08% less than the national average, earning $20,676 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morara in the Hindi language | ||
| मोररा | morara | - |
| Morara in the Russian language | ||
| Морара | morara | - |
| Morara in the Arabic language | ||
| مورارا | mwrara | - |
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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 Morara
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