Moreen Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Moreen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 91 | 1:507,471 | 25,695 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Moreen (98,426) may also be a first name.
Moreen Demographics
Average Moreen Salary in
South Africa
R 229,176
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Moreen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moreen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moreen (Hindi: मोरिन, Marathi: मोरीन) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moreen? popularity and diffusion
Moreen is the 1,428,594th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Moreen is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Moreen live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 10,349th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 98,426 people.
The surname Moreen is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya Moreen is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 64 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 10 percent live and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Moreen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moreen has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Moreen last name declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Moreen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Moreen surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Moreen earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning R 229,176 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moreen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moreen in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरिन | morina | - |
| Moreen in the Marathi language | ||
| मोरीन | morina | - |
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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 Moreen
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