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 last name Moriai is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Moriai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 297,484th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. The surname Moriai occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Moriai live; 88 percent live in East Asia and 88 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 22 people.
The last name Moriai is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 1,125 people, or 1 in 113,639. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Iwate Prefecture, where 57 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
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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