Mori Surname

799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Mori Surname User-submission:

The Mori surname means 'black', 'dark' in Italian. Mori is plural of moro, meaning 'a man who has black hair'.

Mori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan521,1711:24523
India52,8251:14,5211,188
Peru24,1941:1,314206
Italy23,2841:2,627204
Brazil7,4621:28,6891,235
United States5,6791:63,8247,467
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
Micronesia2,8111:381
Argentina2,1371:20,0021,690
Philippines1,6901:59,90410,087
Papua New Guinea1,6141:5,052298
France1,5331:43,3295,467
Niger1,2261:15,6541,043
Thailand1,1471:61,5857,702
Indonesia8351:158,38215,467
Chile8251:21,3531,344
Canada7501:49,1275,968
Spain7401:63,1785,713
Tanzania6981:75,8487,876
Iran6201:123,84311,455
Slovenia6141:4,052739
Ivory Coast5481:42,1012,709
Uganda5171:75,5118,246
Australia4331:62,3467,528
Switzerland4131:19,8863,203
Vietnam4021:230,4631,019
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Germany3011:267,46028,463
England2461:226,49618,955
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Uruguay2291:14,9861,698
Ecuador1931:82,4145,747
Russia1901:758,54263,193
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
Austria1411:60,3939,409
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Paraguay1311:55,2421,546
Venezuela1241:243,5816,111
Pakistan1111:1,609,40416,985
Benin1041:99,38111,308
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Malaysia931:317,14217,217
Kenya901:513,11025,838
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Mexico811:1,532,42216,423
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Sweden521:189,36113,089
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
China421:32,555,2751,726
Taiwan391:601,1474,434
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Turkey351:2,223,46973,459
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Greece271:410,36354,524
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Guam251:6,405908
Israel251:342,30528,607
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Norway201:257,11427,149
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Laos91:732,036508
Monaco91:4,118434
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Möri (969), Móri (398) & Morí (2) are calculated separately.

Mori (49,701) may also be a first name.

Mori Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mori surname means 'black', 'dark' in Italian. Mori is plural of moro, meaning 'a man who has black hair'.

- andreamori

This surname means 'forest'.

- femaz10

Mori means 'forest'.

- diasmori

Mori Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mori (Arabic: موري, Georgian: მორი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻱ, Hindi: मोरी, Marathi: मोरी, Oriya: େମାରି, Russian: Мори) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Möri, Móri or Morí. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mori? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mori is the 799th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,006 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Mori reside; 79 percent reside in East Asia and 79 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 18,589th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 49,701 people.

It is the most widespread last name in one country:Micronesia, where 0.42 percent are found. This last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 521,171 people, or 1 in 245. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Aichi Prefecture, where 9 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name exists in 131 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found and Peru, where 4 percent are found.

Mori Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mori has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mori last name rose 17,747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,640 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 583 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mori Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Buddhist (42%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mori last name are 8.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mori earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning €31,958 per year; in Norway they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning 326,228 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,032 per year; in South Africa they earn 75.11% more than the national average, earning R 416,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $23,687,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning $51,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möri92969/
Móri92398/
Morí922/
Moris8929,982/
Morii8922,566/
Mouri8912,554/
Morio897,002/
Moroi895,388/
Morri894,935/
Morie894,866/
Morei892,400/
Morai892,327/
Morip892,032/
Morit891,224/
Moriy891,115/
Mohri89900/
Morid89839/
Moriz89773/
Moori89542/
Moeri89460/
Mosri89365/
Mgori89284/
Morui89195/
Muori89141/
Morhi89128/
Motri89114/
Moryi89112/
Mojri89108/
Morgi89103/
Moiri8995/
Morij8956/
Mhori8943/
Morih8927/
Moriš899/
Morzi897/
'Mori895/
Morți894/
Mmori894/
Morris80686,599/
Morais80439,010/
Mourid806,591/
Mouris802,230/
Mouriz80929/
Moraiz80692/
Morich80689/
Mourai80650/
Moriss80615/
Hmouri80579/
Motryi80421/
Morrie80392/
Motroi80273/
Morish80246/
Mouhri80243/
Motriy80218/
Mooris80213/
Muotri80200/
Mourio80191/
Mohuri80185/
Morait80153/
Mourit80137/
Morhai80117/
Morist80115/
Moirei80112/
Moreis80109/
Mourie8087/
Morois8081/
Morroi8081/
Morrio8076/
Moritt8056/
Morriz8054/
Moitri8049/
Moosri8044/
Moutri8039/
Moriea8034/
Mourei8032/
Morzai8032/
Moraai8027/
Moiris8026/
Moorei8024/
Morrei8020/
Moraia8019/
Mourri8019/
Mourgi8018/
Morhyi8018/
Mousri8016/
Moerai8015/
Moraiy8015/
Morhei8011/
Mothri8010/
Moreid8010/
Morrit809/
Morrid809/
Moirip809/
Muorie809/
Moorie809/
Muohri808/
Morihe808/
Moirai807/
Moráis807/
Moyrie807/
Moerie806/
Moriey806/
Moruis806/
Moraid805/
Moorai805/
Mourih805/
Mootri804/
Moorit804/
Moriph804/
Mosrei804/
Moysri804/
Mouriy803/
Morrai803/
Moirie803/
Mourhi803/
Moridh803/
Moreip803/
Moorip802/
Moorhi802/
Mohrie802/
Morieh802/
Mouroi802/
Morzie802/
Moirio802/
Morgoi802/
Mourzi802/
Morgai802/
Moytri801/
Moraij801/
Morhis801/
Morizt801/
Morrih801/
Motrii801/
Moirid801/
Morrri801/
M'Mori801/
Motrai801/
Motris801/
Mouyri801/
Morhid801/
Morioy801/
Moruip801/
Moorio801/
Mooriz801/
Mohyri801/
Moreij801/
Moreit801/
Mohrij801/
Motriz801/
Mourui801/
Morhij801/
Morhit801/
Mosrih801/
Moorgi801/
Motrit801/
Morrip800/
Moyris800/
Moruit800/
Mora75873,036/
More75837,337/
Mari75178,431/
Meri7525,054/
Mory7512,191/
Muri7512,099/
Müri75467/
Moré75365/
Mári75290/
Morè7541/
Morj7534/
Morê756/
Morá755/
Múri752/
Morriss734,491/
Morrish734,349/
Morritt731,043/
Mouhriz73854/
Motrich73387/
Mouraai73170/
Moruhyi7399/
Morisch7397/
Mourait7352/
Mourish7347/
Morrais7342/
Mourich7335/
Mourais7329/
Mohrich7323/
Moorish7313/
Moreggi7313/
Mouraia7313/
Morrist7312/
Moreitz7310/
Moraich7310/
Moujrid739/
Mousrii739/
Mousrij739/
Moraggi737/
Mmorris736/
Moorris734/
Moraais734/
Morrris733/
Mouriss733/
Mochhri733/
Morrich732/
Motrris732/
Mourris732/
Moirris732/
Moirais732/
Moorzai732/
Mourhai732/
Moutrai732/
Moraish731/
Moreiss731/
Moroitz731/
Morriea731/
Mousrih731/
Mouthri731/
Mouttri731/
Moyrris731/
Mmorais731/
M'Gouri731/
Mottrai731/
Motrijs731/
Moutrid731/
Mourrit731/
Mourhit731/
Morooie731/
Morreis731/
Moraaid731/
Moittri731/
Moiraai731/
Méhouri731/
D'Moris731/
Moraits731/
Moutrih731/
Mouraid731/
Motrais731/
Mooriss730/
Morrois730/
Morriey730/
Hmorris730/
Moraitz730/
Moore671,171,067/
Moura67380,278/
Marie67247,271/
Mario6782,196/
Murai6770,698/
Marri6751,888/
Moraa6747,134/
Mehri6745,814/
Masri6739,128/
Mauri6733,964/
Morey6731,108/
Maris6722,784/
Moret6720,508/
Muroi6718,782/
Morra6717,498/
Marei6716,283/
Mmari6715,533/
Merhi6713,105/
Mores6711,625/
Moure679,495/
Murid679,369/
Marzi679,268/
Marai679,229/
Mahri678,539/
Marui678,123/
Morea677,655/
Moury677,422/
Mariz675,812/
Murei675,631/
Moray675,044/
Moree673,637/
Mohre673,139/
Meriy673,115/
Murri673,056/
Morre673,027/
Merai672,888/
Murip672,489/
Morys672,262/
Matri672,068/
Moyra672,018/
Murie671,873/
Mariy671,870/
Margi671,736/
Marit671,728/
Marid671,718/
Morje671,514/
Musri671,495/
Marhi671,413/
Moroy671,361/
Muris671,268/
Moreh671,257/
Mhuri671,189/
Morge671,173/
Moora671,151/
Moreu671,140/
Marih671,135/
Merri671,118/
Moira671,054/
Mmora671,026/
Maeri67978/
Merie67959/
Morer67943/
Muriy67941/
Moire67909/
Murzi67875/
Meroi67865/
Marip67848/
Merei67846/
Murio67799/
Morry67771/
Mariș67750/
Maari67710/
Moroa67692/
Mutri67655/
Marii67650/
Morza67614/
Muhri67610/
Mhari67600/
Morez67486/
Muuri67476/
Mgore67433/
Merih67393/
Murgi67391/
Motre67383/
Morze67369/
Maroi67350/
Morzy67336/
Maryi67329/
Marij67320/
Mored67316/
Moory67309/
Moraj67304/
Mérei67302/
Murit67277/
Moery67274/
Muryi67241/
Mérai67241/
Merii67229/
Moryo67221/
Murhi67211/
Moryś67185/
Mhora67168/
Moere67165/
Meeri67147/
Mujri67146/
Márai67141/
Morha67140/
Murui67130/
Muriç67122/
'Mari67119/
Motry67103/
Murih67102/
Mohry67101/
Morhy6784/
Moiry6780/
Mariß6778/
Muiri6768/
Mosre6764/
Murii6761/
Mărie6761/
Morré6752/
Meuri6747/
Morep6747/
Merij6741/
Mgari6740/
Muora6739/
Morée6739/
Moréh6733/
Muriz6732/
Mheri6726/
Mmeri6726/
Mguri6725/
Morúa6724/
Mmore6721/
Morej6721/
Mhore6720/
Märri6720/
Moroj6719/
Murij6719/
Mouré6718/
Mar'i6715/
Mojra6715/
Mosry6715/
Morhe6712/
Moryy6711/
'Mora6711/
Morés6710/
Merui679/
Meryi678/
Moyre677/
Máriš675/
Morøe675/
D'Morais674/
Muore674/
Moryć674/
Morès674/
Maïri674/
Mourraia674/
Mmuri673/
Muriš673/
Moruj673/
Morùa673/
Moiré673/
Moroiová672/
Morês672/
Morét672/
Motré672/
Mgory671/
Moruy671/
Moureiss671/
Mourj671/
Motruich671/
Muyri671/
Muory671/
Múrio671/
Mariæ671/
Marți671/
Ma'ri671/
Mariù671/
Mariû671/
Moutrzis671/
Morrisht671/
Morrisss671/
Morihova671/
Moryz671/
Moréz671/
Morêe671/
Morýs671/
Morțe671/
Moorè671/
Moreÿ671/
Mmory671/
Mării671/
Mörai671/
Mörit671/
Märie671/
Märzi671/
Móriz671/
D'Morris671/
Moorj671/
Moirj671/
Mouhrich671/
Morjj671/
Mottrich671/
Mhory671/
Hmeri671/
Hmore671/
Morrissh670/

Mori Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mori in the Georgian language
მორიmori-
Mori in the Marathi language
मोरीmori99.15
मॉरीmori0.85
Mori in the Hindi language
मोरीmori95.58
मोृmor3.2
मोऋmo'r0.77
मोरिmori0.16
मोतीmoti0.04
मोड़ीmori0.04
Mori in the Oriya language
େମାରିemari54.55
େମାରୀemari45.45
Mori in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺭﻱmwry41.67
ﻣﺮﻱmry41.67
ﻣﻮﺭﻯmwry16.67
Mori in the Russian language
Мориmori-
Mori in the Arabic language
موريmwry-

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