Moriba Surname

52,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Moriba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone8,7571:810153
Ivory Coast6041:38,1972,506
Liberia961:45,9224,138
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Burkina Faso461:398,9596,181
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Benin381:271,99023,227
Guinea371:319,8331,112
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Moriba (46,897) may also be a first name.

Moriba Last Name Facts

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

Moriba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﺑﺎﺀ, Hindi: मोरिबा, Marathi: मोरीबा) is found most frequently in Sierra Leone. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Moriba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriba? popularity and diffusion

Moriba is the 52,215th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 743,021 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Moriba are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 19,519th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 46,897 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 8,757 people, or 1 in 810. Besides Sierra Leone it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.

Moriba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moriba are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Moriba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.06% less than the national average, earning R 113,916 per year and in United States they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $48,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moribay92228/
Mouriba9231/
Moribah9227/
Moreiba921/
Morieba921/
Moribaa921/
Moribai921/
Motribai864/
Moraibay861/
Mourieba860/
Moribe834,774/
Mariba834,609/
Moreba83618/
Meriba83147/
Muriba8384/
Moriva8347/
Moribo8332/
Moriwa8318/
Moryba8315/
Moribi8313/
Moruba835/
Meribai77684/
Maribha77574/
Maribat77551/
Maribah77124/
Marioba7790/
Moriber7778/
Maribas7724/
Meribea7722/
Muribah7721/
Mhoriwa7720/
Muribay7720/
Morebai7720/
Moriova7718/
Matriba7718/
Maribai7717/
Maribay7713/
Moribio7712/
Meribaa7710/
Motribe779/
Muribai778/
Morubah778/
Mareiba778/
Morebad776/
Morieva775/
Moreibi775/
Marieba775/
Meribah774/
Moraiva774/
Moribiy774/
Maribad774/
Marriba773/
Moriwad773/
Morebau773/
Maribaa773/
Marhiba773/
Moreiva772/
Maribea772/
Mureiba772/
Maraiba772/
Maribau772/
Muritba772/
Meribha771/
Merihba771/
Mhariba771/
Morebat771/
Morisby771/
Morivad771/
Mauriba771/
Mosribi771/
Morribo771/
Morriwa771/
Moreaba771/
Meribay771/
Morebah771/
Morgibo771/
Moraibe771/
Morriby770/
Morrisby71308/
Matribai7121/
Murhibah7119/
Marribai7117/
Maribaud7116/
Maribaya7110/
Mahariba719/
Meeribai719/
Moutribe715/
Marisbai714/
Muribaya713/
Marribaa713/
Marribay713/
Masribai711/
Mariebai711/
Meribhai711/
Moriobhe711/
Mouraiwa711/
Moraiwai711/
Meribeau711/
Merribai711/
Morebach710/
Moreva677,937/
Maribe672,714/
Mariwa672,137/
Maribi67594/
Maruba67434/
Muriva67407/
Mareba67387/
Mariva67364/
Maribo67317/
Morewa67312/
Moreby67214/
Mureba67214/
Morebi6758/
Mereba6753/
Muribi6741/
Morubo6737/
Meruba6735/
Muriby6729/
Morebe6726/
Muribe6713/
Muribo679/
Morive679/
Morivo676/
Moriwo675/
Morrivais673/
Morevi673/
Meribo673/
Maryba671/
Mariby671/
Morebo671/
Moorebach670/
Morivy670/

Moriba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moriba in the Hindi language
मोरिबाmoriba-
Moriba in the Marathi language
मोरीबाmoriba85.71
मोिरबाmoiraba14.29
Moriba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺭﺑﺎﺀmwrba50
ﻣﻮﺭﺑﺎmwrba50

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