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
Moria Political Affiliation
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Moria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moria (Arabic: موريا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻳﺎ, Hindi: मोर्या, Marathi: मोिरआ, Oriya: େମାରିଆ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found in the variant forms: Moriá or Moría. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moria? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 137,931st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,245,085 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Moria live; 17 percent live in East Africa and 15 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 78,596th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 6,864 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 1,571,855. In India Moria is most common in: Gujarat, where 37 percent live, Punjab, where 28 percent live and Delhi, where 16 percent live. Not including India this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
Moria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moria has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Moria last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Moria are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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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