Moratau Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Moratau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Moratau (6) may also be a first name.
Moratau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moratau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moratau is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moratau.
How Common Is The Last Name Moratau? popularity and diffusion
Moratau is the 10,311,814th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moratau are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 6 people.
This last name is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho Moratau is mostly found in: Mafeteng District, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Moratau
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