Morerwa Surname

286,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Morerwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morerwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2511:43,3085,531
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Kenya341:1,358,23235,498
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Morerwa (70) may also be a first name.

Morerwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morerwa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morerwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 286,496th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,434,412 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morerwa live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 70 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,251 people, or 1 in 43,308. In South Africa Morerwa is most common in: Limpopo, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 33 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa Morerwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.

Morerwa Last Name Statistics demography

Morerwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.78% less than the national average, earning R 128,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morerwoa932/
Murerwa8612,431/
Marerwa86517/
Mererwa8610/
Morerua861/
Mhererwa8023/
Maererwa807/
Mererwai802/
Murherwa801/
Mureerwa801/
Mureherwa751/
Murirwa7125/
Murerwi7124/
Marerwe7110/
Murerwe719/
Marerua714/
Marirwa713/
Mererva711/
Murairwa67649/
Mureerwi6732/
Mereruay678/
Marairwa672/
Mharirwa671/
Mhararwa671/
Murirwoha631/
Marorua5714/
Mararua5713/
Murirua576/
Marirwe574/
Marirua571/
Mararva571/
Marherve531/

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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 Morerwa
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