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
Moria (Arabic: موريا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻳﺎ, Hindi: मोर्या, Marathi: मोिरआ, Oriya: େମାରିଆ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Moriá or Moría. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moria? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moria is the 137,931st most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,245,085 people. Moria occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Moria are found; 17 percent are found in East Africa and 15 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Moria is also the 78,596th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 6,864 people.
This surname is most numerous 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 last name exists in 54 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 carrying the Moria last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Moria surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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
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