Moria Surname
Approximately 3,246 people bear this surname
Moria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 488 | 1:1,571,855 | 58,287 |
| Ukraine | 462 | 1:98,534 | 14,119 |
| Philippines | 433 | 1:233,807 | 35,655 |
| Uganda | 285 | 1:136,980 | 12,468 |
| Tanzania | 270 | 1:196,080 | 16,774 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Papua New Guinea | 189 | 1:43,141 | 5,280 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Brazil | 99 | 1:2,162,367 | 67,701 |
| Netherlands | 79 | 1:213,762 | 28,937 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Ivory Coast | 41 | 1:562,713 | 17,068 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Ecuador | 37 | 1:429,888 | 10,240 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Moriá (9) & Moría (1) are calculated separately.
Moria (6,864) may also be a first name.
Moria Demographics
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Moria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moria (Arabic: موريا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻳﺎ, Hindi: मोर्या, Marathi: मोिरआ, Oriya: େମାରିଆ) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found in the variant forms: Moriá or Moría. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moria? popularity and diffusion
Moria is the 137,931st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,245,085 people. The surname Moria is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Moria reside; 17 percent reside in East Africa and 15 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 78,596th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 6,864 people.
The last name Moria is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 1,571,855. In India Moria is most common in: Gujarat, where 37 percent are found, Punjab, where 28 percent are found and Delhi, where 16 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.
Moria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moria has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moria surname rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Moria last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.
The amount Moria earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.39% less than the national average, earning R 94,128 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning $21,295,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 28.09% less than the national average, earning $31,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.05% less than the national average, earning $40,714 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moria Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moria in the Hindi language | ||
| मोर्या | morya | - |
| Moria in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାରିଆ | emari'a | 80 |
| େମାରିୟା | emariya | 20 |
| Moria in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺭﻳﺎ | mwrya | 50 |
| ﻣﻮﺭﻳﻴﺎ | mwryya | 50 |
| Moria in the Marathi language | ||
| मोिरआ | moira'a | 40 |
| मोरीअ | mori'a | 26.67 |
| मोिरया | moiraya | 13.33 |
| मोिरअ | moira'a | 13.33 |
| मॉिरआ | moira'a | 6.67 |
| Moria in the Arabic language | ||
| موريا | mwrya | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moria
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