Morena Surname

30,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Morena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,9371:13,7611,738
Italy3,3541:18,2343,128
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
United States1,1441:316,83528,949
Spain1,0461:44,6964,241
Philippines9861:102,67617,864
Argentina7481:57,1444,835
Brazil5981:357,98413,714
Uruguay4531:7,576845
France3261:203,75131,680
Colombia2741:174,3584,654
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Indonesia1551:853,22164,334
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Lesotho1411:14,4153,165
Venezuela1311:230,5655,911
Russia1271:1,134,82784,472
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Germany861:936,11065,790
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
England691:807,50843,459
Botswana661:33,1356,513
India451:17,045,897267,282
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Albania41:728,51420,844
Armenia41:732,54511,666
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Monaco11:37,0664,748
East Timor11:1,215,928507
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Morenä (1) & Morená (1) are calculated separately.

Morena (40,790) may also be a first name.

Morena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morena (Arabic: مورينا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻧﻪ, Marathi: मोरेना, Russian: Морена) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Morenä or Morená. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,218th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 412,238 people. Morena is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Morena are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 23 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Morena is also the 21,858th most numerous forename globally It is held by 40,790 people.

The last name Morena is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,937 people, or 1 in 13,761. In South Africa Morena is most common in: Limpopo, where 49 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 93 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 19 percent are found and Angola, where 14 percent are found.

Morena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morena last name increased 2,043 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Morena last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Morena last name are 5.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning €29,512 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.87% less than the national average, earning R 157,140 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.25% more than the national average, earning $26,846,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $41,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning $47,699 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morenä941/
Morená941/
Morenas92532/
Moriena92397/
Moreana9270/
Motrena9260/
Moreina9237/
Moorena9223/
Morenga9218/
Moroena927/
Moreena925/
Morenah924/
Morenoa923/
Morgena923/
Morenaz923/
Morrena923/
Morzena922/
Morenai922/
Morenay921/
Moirena921/
Mourena921/
Moreyna921/
Mourenas8659/
Moureena8657/
Moreynas868/
Moreinas866/
Morenead863/
Morenaud863/
Morenaja860/
Moreno832,301,110/
Morina8336,096/
Marena837,012/
Morana835,041/
Moreni832,394/
Morona83923/
Murena83786/
Merena83766/
Morene83143/
Moryna83122/
Moreny8359/
Morenh838/
Morehenas802/
Morenault802/
Morzina778,036/
Marenga773,622/
Marenah773,302/
Murenga771,944/
Morgina77831/
Morinaj77441/
Morenes77357/
Moringa77329/
Murenha77302/
Morenos77282/
Mareena77138/
Moirana77113/
Morenje7794/
Mereena7793/
Morreno7788/
Moraina7787/
Moreane7784/
Morenis7778/
Morinay7776/
Matrena7770/
Mareina7765/
Mareyna7762/
Motryna7760/
Morengo7744/
Morenio7744/
Moureni7741/
Morrina7739/
Moronha7739/
Mourina7736/
Marzena7735/
Moranha7734/
Mareana7733/
Moreyno7728/
Morenou7726/
Mariena7725/
Merenai7725/
Moranay7724/
Morenoo7720/
Morenés7718/
Marenas7717/
Motrina7716/
Morenge7716/
Mohrana7715/
Moronaa7714/
Maraena7713/
Mmoreno7712/
Maretna7712/
Moereno7712/
Marenay7711/
Mourene7710/
Mereina779/
Morenop778/
Moronay778/
Morenoi778/
Morenez778/
Morhina778/
Moreyne777/
Mooreno777/
Murzena777/
Morenoh776/
Moreney776/
Margena776/
Morhyna776/
Mureina775/
Morejno775/
Moerana775/
Maresna774/
Mahrena774/
Morrona774/
Mureana774/
Morrana774/
Moronna774/
Moronaș774/
Morinas774/
Marenaj774/
Moureno773/
Morenoz773/
Morgene773/
Morinat773/
Morenot773/
Moranna772/
Marhena772/
Marrena772/
Moorana772/
Moerene772/
Maurena772/
Moraana772/
Morhana772/
Maerena771/
Maregna771/
Mereana771/
Morayna771/
Moriene771/
Moroina771/
Morrene771/
Morzeno771/
Mohreni771/
Moireni771/
Morhene771/
Moireno771/
Morojna771/
Morinah771/
Motreno771/
Moureny771/
Morinau771/
Morenet771/
Murenas771/
Merenay771/
Morengi771/
Morinai771/
Merenha771/
Marenaa771/
Marenoa771/
Merrena770/
Moregne770/
Moreene770/
Moreine770/
Morgeny770/
Morener770/
Moreń73369/
Morenets71933/
Margenau71337/
Marienau71222/
Maretnat71149/
Mouringa71143/
Moreigne71118/
Morzhina71112/
Moreinis71101/
Morinaud7197/
Morinais7161/
Morainay7159/
Moreigneaux7157/
Morignat7157/
Mouraina7139/
Marrenga7137/
Moreines7136/
Moruhyna7134/
Marhaena7133/
Morinaux7128/
Mareynat7124/
Morgenni7124/
Morhenne7121/
Morgenio7119/
Marenaud7119/
Maharena7116/
Moreynis7115/
Mareinah7115/
Moreinos7115/
Margenna7113/
Mareynah7112/
Maurenas7112/
Merehyna7111/
Marienah7110/
Mourzina718/
Morzhyna718/
Moirinha716/
Marzeena715/
Moreinys715/
Morgaina714/
Maureena713/
Mereenaa713/
Marengah713/
Mareenah713/
Morohina713/
Marreina713/
Mosrinah713/
Morrigna712/
Morenych712/
Morettni712/
Margeena712/
Marengaa712/
Marengai712/
Morohyna712/
Mareeina711/
Mareenaa711/
Marreena711/
Moreange711/
Mouriene711/
Musreena711/
Mohrrana711/
Morrisna711/
Marehena711/
Mouroina711/
Moureene711/
Mourenez711/
Mourenot711/
Mourenou711/
Moreinot711/
D'Moreno711/
Mosreane711/
Mourrona711/
Moeranea711/
Morzinha711/
Mouraïna711/
Maureina711/
Morenous710/
Morreney710/
Moraneau710/
Moreness710/
Mooreney710/
Moureeny710/
Moreaney710/
Marina6744,167/
Morino6719,645/
Morini6717,604/
Merina676,205/
Murina674,796/
Maryna673,636/
Morine673,360/
Marana672,433/
Marona671,726/
Mareno671,412/
Moroña67939/
Mareni67569/
Moraño67531/
Merana67426/
Mureni67366/
Moriña67291/
Muryna67282/
Morineaux67208/
Merona6793/
Mureno6785/
Marene6750/
Mureny6737/
Morineaud6722/
Moréno6715/
Marhaenah6712/
Morrineau677/
Mareny675/
Morêno675/
Moryno674/
Murína674/
Moryne674/
Moriny673/
Maurenaux673/
Masrenhas673/
Murene673/
Maréna673/
Mureña673/
Márina672/
Motrenych672/
Mahareana671/
Mathreena671/
Mareinahe671/
Morinh671/
Mohrooina671/
Marína671/
Marieneau671/
Morhenner671/
Moriné671/
Moryneaux671/
Morzeń671/
Morzuhina671/
Moréni671/
Morenhout671/
Muréna671/
Moerenhou671/
Mūrēna671/
Möreno671/
Muraheena671/
Morehengi671/
Murenh671/
Mohrhenne670/

Morena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻧﻪmrnh-
Morena in the Marathi language
मोरेनाmorena-
Morena in the Russian language
Моренаmorena-
Morena in the Arabic language
موريناmwryna-

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