Moriah Surname
Approximately 651 people bear this surname
Moriah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 210 | 1:40,751 | 5,559 |
| Guyana | 159 | 1:4,794 | 847 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Moriah (9,899) may also be a first name.
Moriah Demographics
Average Moriah Salary in
United States
$33,135 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moriah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moriah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moriah is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moriah is the 504,389th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Moriah are found; 33 percent are found in West Asia and 32 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Moriah is also the 61,669th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 9,899 people.
It is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 40,751. In Israel Moriah is most prevalent in: Tel Aviv District, where 30 percent are found, Central District, where 26 percent are found and Judea and Samaria Area, where 20 percent are found. Besides Israel this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Moriah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moriah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moriah surname rose 11,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moriah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Moriah surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moriah earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.21% less than the national average, earning $33,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $52,724 CAD per year.
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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 Moriah
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