Moriis Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Denmark

Moriis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India461:16,675,334263,471
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Moriis (20) may also be a first name.

Moriis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moriis (Marathi: मोरीईस) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriis? popularity and diffusion

Moriis is the 2,506,728th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Moriis live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Moriis is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 16,675,334. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 98 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Barring India Moriis exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Moriis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moriis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moriis Last Name Statistics demography

Moriis earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morriis921/
Mories83925/
Mariis8372/
Moriji8348/
Moriid8345/
Moriés8328/
Moriei833/
Moriip831/
Moriij831/
Moriggi772,297/
Mouries771,357/
Morries77769/
Morijoi77402/
Mouriès7710/
Moories7710/
Morihei777/
Moreais773/
Mmories772/
Morhies772/
Muriish771/
Muriise771/
Morijit771/
Mourihi771/
Marieis771/
Mariois771/
Moriets771/
Morjois770/
Moriess770/
Morie734,866/
Morji73629/
Moriá739/
Morié731/
Mourries7111/
Mouriggi716/
Morriese713/
Morriggi712/
Moriestt712/
Mariggis711/
Morier672,200/
Maries671,264/
Moryio67666/
Mourji67582/
Mouriesse67561/
Mariei67394/
Morrie67392/
Morges67235/
Moried67189/
Muries67167/
Marihi67160/
Mosrie67124/
Moriyo67121/
Mariji67118/
Moriee67117/
Moriez67113/
Mourie6787/
Moriet6783/
Moorji6772/
Morija6766/
Meries6763/
Mariit6756/
Moriea6734/
Mariić6729/
Moreai6710/
Muorie679/
Moorie679/
Morihe678/
Moyrie677/
Marjis677/
Motrie676/
Moryes676/
Mariio676/
Moriey676/
Mariès674/
Moriha674/
Morjes673/
Moirie673/
Moryie672/
Morgie672/
Mariid672/
Morzie672/
Morehi672/
Morjit672/
Moriaa672/
Mohrie672/
Morioy671/
Mariii671/
Marioi671/
Mariys671/
Mariși671/
Mourié671/
Măriei671/
Morjio671/
Măries671/
Márioi671/
Mosrji671/

Moriis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moriis in the Marathi language
मोरीईसmori'isa-

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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 Moriis
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