Moremi Surname

26,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moremi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moremi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,4091:3,302435
Botswana2,3111:94640
Tanzania1,5721:33,6783,945
Lesotho2461:8,2621,842
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Moremi (1,941) may also be a first name.

Moremi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moremi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moremi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moremi is the 26,118th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 353,782 people. Moremi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moremi live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,127th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 1,941 people.

The last name Moremi is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 16,409 people, or 1 in 3,302. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Limpopo, where 25 percent reside and North West, where 21 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Moremi occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Moremi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Moremi earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.85% less than the national average, earning R 138,192 per year and in United States they earn 64.15% less than the national average, earning $15,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moreimi9218/
Morhemi924/
Moremie922/
Moriemi921/
Moremii921/
Moremis921/
Moremih921/
Moreymis861/
Morema834,551/
Muremi831,379/
Moromi83729/
Moreme83410/
Meremi83347/
Maremi83278/
Morimi83161/
Morami8343/
Moremy832/
Maremmi77183/
Muremyi7748/
Moremme7744/
Morrema7733/
Marzemi7726/
Morimai7723/
Moromei7721/
Marhemi7710/
Mohrami7710/
Moramai777/
Masremi776/
Mariemi776/
Maremai774/
Mourimi773/
Maeremi773/
Moromai772/
Muremgi772/
Maremie772/
Mereemi771/
Mauremi771/
Maaremi771/
Meriemi771/
Muremhi771/
Morrimi771/
Morhami771/
Maraemi771/
Moirami771/
Mureemi771/
Muremie771/
Mereimi771/
Mooresmith7511/
Moreysmith751/
Moutrimi71107/
Mouraïmi716/
Mouraimi712/
Mohrrami711/
Moramijh711/
Maremmei711/
Moureima711/
Mourhami711/
Mooremer710/
Moreimer710/
Murimi6742,932/
Marema676,762/
Merimi673,793/
Marami672,825/
Murema67773/
Mareme67751/
Marimi67730/
Morima67280/
Maromi67135/
Merami6748/
Morame6740/
Mereme6726/
Morome6726/
Meromi6710/
Mureme678/
Morime675/
Marymi673/
Meremy672/
Murymi671/
Moryme671/
Murîmi671/

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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 Moremi
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