Morija Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Morija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Morija (246) may also be a first name.
Morija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morija (Hindi: मोरिजा) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morija? popularity and diffusion
Morija is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Morija are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 569,299th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 246 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,628,379. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 90 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 5 percent live and Goiás, where 3 percent live. Excluding Brazil Morija occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morija in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरिजा | morija | 50 |
| मोऱजा | moraja | 50 |
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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 Morija
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