Moriga Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Moriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6631:192,8278,801
Papua New Guinea1541:52,9466,689
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
India261:29,502,515369,827
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Moriga (21) may also be a first name.

Moriga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moriga (Russian: Морига) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moriga.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 383,720th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,861,430 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Moriga reside; 72 percent reside in East Asia and 72 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 663 people, or 1 in 192,827. In Japan it is most numerous in: Ehime Prefecture, where 48 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Moriga Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Moriga earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 34.12% less than the national average, earning €19,784 per year and in United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moriega9230/
Mouriga9223/
Morigay923/
Morigau922/
Moreiga921/
Morigea921/
Morisga921/
Morigaud8611/
Mariga837,882/
Meriga834,394/
Morigi832,323/
Morega83354/
Morigo83249/
Moruga83248/
Morige83188/
Muriga83101/
Moryga831/
Mourigaud8041/
Morigault8030/
Moriggi772,297/
Marisga77222/
Muriega77221/
Marigay77143/
Marioga7766/
Mareiga7758/
Marigat7756/
Morigot7740/
Marigau7732/
Marigah7728/
Morigui7728/
Maïriga7728/
Mariega7726/
Mérigay7718/
Marigai7713/
Marriga7711/
Merigha7711/
Morigge7711/
Mourige7711/
Merigah777/
Merriga776/
Marigas775/
Marigha775/
Mourigi774/
Marigad773/
Meeriga773/
Masriga773/
Moregha772/
Merigay772/
Morighi772/
Moregat772/
Maariga772/
Murigat772/
Mheriga771/
Meriega771/
Murigah771/
Matriga771/
Mourega771/
Morrigò771/
Moriger771/
Murioga771/
Moriego771/
Moriogi771/
Morigho771/
Morrigi771/
Morruga771/
Moraigo771/
Merigai771/
Marigaud71162/
Murhinga7148/
Marhinga7128/
Mariogha7122/
Marigaux7117/
Marrigah717/
Mouriggi716/
Mourigui715/
Morriggi712/
Marriega712/
Mariggai712/
Murigaya712/
Moreagad711/
Mourigou711/
Murriega711/
Mareigga711/
Marigaut711/
Moriguis711/
Marigaat711/
Meriggai711/
Mattriga710/
Marega6714,397/
Murigi6714,132/
Marigo674,951/
Meruga672,999/
Murigo672,693/
Merigo672,435/
Murega671,890/
Marigi671,573/
Maruga67927/
Maréga67414/
Murige67255/
Merega67209/
Marige67124/
Morego6775/
Marigault6745/
Moregi6732/
Morege6727/
Mérigo6712/
Morugo6712/
Meryga6710/
Marigó678/
Muryga676/
Moregó676/
Merigó675/
Mérega674/
Maryga673/
Marèga671/
Maharaiga671/
Mourighis671/
Moregy670/

Moriga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moriga in the Russian language
Моригаmoriga-

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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
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  • 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 Moriga
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