Moriasi Surname

160,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Moriasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6761:17,2572,068
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Moriasi (618) may also be a first name.

Moriasi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moriasi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Moriasi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Moriasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moriasi is the 160,508th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,683,191 people. The surname Moriasi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Moriasi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 335,616th most common given name globally, held by 618 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,676 people, or 1 in 17,257. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 40 percent are found, Kisii County, where 30 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Moriasi exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Moriasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Moriasi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Moriasi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD 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 Moriasi
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