Morayo Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Morayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Morayo (8,275) may also be a first name.
Morayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morayo (Marathi: मोरयॉ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morayo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Morayo is the 1,152,132nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Morayo reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 69,532nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 8,275 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 28 percent live, Lagos, where 26 percent live and Ogun, where 20 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morayo in the Marathi language | ||
| मोरयॉ | morayo | - |
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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 Morayo
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