Morebu Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Morebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2591:178,30113,436
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Morebu (58) may also be a first name.

Morebu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morebu is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Morebu.

How Common Is The Last Name Morebu? popularity and diffusion

Morebu is the 970,883rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname Morebu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Morebu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 58 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 178,301. In Kenya Morebu is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 66 percent are found, Kisii County, where 30 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Colombia, where 0 percent are found.

Morebu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Morebu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morebau923/
Murebu83191/
Morabu8377/
Marebu8316/
Morobu8310/
Moribu836/
Merebu833/
Moribus7789/
Morobou771/
Muyrebu771/
Morhewu771/
Marebau771/
Mherebu771/
Marabu67472/
Maribu67176/
Marewu67123/
Marobu67102/
Marevu6773/
Merabu6754/
Merobu675/
Muribu673/
Murevu671/

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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 Morebu
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