Moreko Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moreko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moreko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4781:113,34213,609
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
England71:7,959,723202,100
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moreko (71) may also be a first name.

Moreko Last Name Facts

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

Moreko is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 584,278th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Moreko are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widely held given name on earth, held by 71 people.

Moreko is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 113,342. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 53 percent are found, Gauteng, where 33 percent are found and Limpopo, where 8 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 7 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Moreko Last Name Statistics demography

Moreko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.5% less than the national average, earning R 117,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moreiko92101/
Morieko9232/
Morejko9232/
Moreyko9219/
Moresko925/
Morekoa921/
Morzejko8618/
Morechko869/
Motresko862/
Moroko832,114/
Moreka831,665/
Mareko831,243/
Mereko83766/
Moriko83476/
Mureko83165/
Moreco8335/
Morako8312/
Motrechko80228/
Motreskou802/
Mohrekosh801/
Morokko77447/
Mureiko77251/
Morajko77217/
Morytko77211/
Mareyko77122/
Morekas7775/
Morykot7772/
Mureyko7768/
Marekoa7757/
Morocko7755/
'Mereko7754/
Moritko7753/
Moraiko7725/
Maresko7720/
Mmereko7715/
Marejko7713/
Mureako7712/
Mouroko7712/
Moreika7711/
Moroiko7710/
Merejko779/
Morojko779/
Morayko778/
Morokho777/
Mareiko777/
Morakho775/
Motriko775/
Murieko774/
Marekho774/
Marekou774/
Mereiko773/
Marecko773/
Morikko772/
Moroyko771/
Mareeko771/
Mereyko771/
Morriko771/
Murekho771/
Morokoi771/
Morikoy771/
Moiriko771/
Morecos771/
Morezco771/
Moureka771/
Morroko771/
Moretka771/
Marđetko71547/
Marechko7189/
Moryshko7125/
Marzejko7115/
Matresko7110/
Mareszko717/
Morekaus714/
Maregkou714/
Morresco712/
Mourokou712/
Mareshko711/
Marheuko711/
Maregkos711/
Mourikoy711/
Morojdko711/
Moreikat711/
Morescot711/
Mureszko711/
Mourekaa711/
Mariko6782,052/
Mareco6720,232/
Moroka675,291/
Moraka673,845/
Maroko672,656/
Mareka672,266/
Mereka671,572/
Morico671,554/
Moroco671,415/
Marako67842/
Moroca67557/
Mureka67434/
Moraco67300/
Morika67296/
Meroko67143/
Meriko67101/
Muriko6787/
Matrechko6750/
Maryko6747/
Motrychko6724/
Merako6719/
Moraqo677/
Motrichko675/
Mereco675/
Morocó672/
Mureco671/
Moroqo671/
Moreca671/

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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 Moreko
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