Moriai Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Moriai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,125 | 1:113,639 | 6,505 |
| India | 96 | 1:7,990,264 | 168,289 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Moriai (22) may also be a first name.
Moriai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moriai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moriai occurs most in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moriai is the 297,484th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. Moriai is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Moriai reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Moriai is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 22 people.
Moriai is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 1,125 people, or 1 in 113,639. In Japan Moriai is mostly concentrated in: Iwate Prefecture, where 57 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moriais | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meriai | 83 | 1,041 | / |
| Mariai | 83 | 142 | / |
| Moreai | 83 | 10 | / |
| Muriai | 83 | 5 | / |
| Moryai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Máriai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mariaei | 77 | 385 | / |
| Mariahi | 77 | 120 | / |
| Mariais | 77 | 100 | / |
| Muriahi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouryai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moriaes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moriaer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mariaoui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moreheai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marujiai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morriaey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mareai | 67 | 206 | / |
| Mariae | 67 | 38 | / |
| Maryai | 67 | 28 | / |
| Muriaé | 67 | 10 | / |
| Muriae | 67 | 9 | / |
| Murioi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Márioi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merioi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mureai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marioi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moreae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merriehai | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Moriai
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