Moreku Surname

261,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moreku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moreku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4871:36,4344,666
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Moreku (98) may also be a first name.

Moreku Last Name Facts

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

Moreku occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 261,888th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,864,850 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moreku live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moreku is also the 956,749th most common given name world-wide, held by 98 people.

Moreku is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 1,487 people, or 1 in 36,434. In South Africa Moreku is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Limpopo, where 14 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Moreku Last Name Statistics demography

Moreku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.69% less than the national average, earning R 143,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morekhu9221/
Moreaku921/
Moresku921/
Motresku86800/
Morekaus864/
Moriku833,265/
Mereku83849/
Mareku83209/
Moroku8358/
Moraku8318/
Morecu831/
Mureku831/
Motreskou802/
Morioku77293/
Morokhu7728/
Morakau7713/
Morikau778/
Morikhu774/
Marekou774/
Morokui774/
Morakhu774/
Marreku771/
Morakui771/
Mareiku771/
Muoroku771/
Marzeku771/
Morokuhy7113/
Matresku719/
Motrysku717/
Maregkou714/
Morikaus713/
Mourokou712/
Marekush711/
Maroku67130/
Maraku67103/
Mariku6799/
Meraku6775/
Meriku6727/
Meroku679/
Muriku674/
Maryku674/
Murecu671/

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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 Moreku
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