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
The last name Morija (Hindi: मोरिजा) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Morija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morija? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Morija is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Morija live; 89 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Luso-South America. Morija is also the 569,299th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 246 people.
The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 3,628,379. In Brazil Morija is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 90 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 5 percent are found and Goiás, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morija in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरिजा | morija | 50 |
| मोऱजा | moraja | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis