Moriko Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Moriko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 386 | 1:331,203 | 11,681 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 1:1,357,131 | 29,476 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Moriko (5,061) may also be a first name.
Moriko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moriko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moriko (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻳﻜﻮ, Russian: Морико) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 639,219th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Moriko are found; 81 percent are found in East Asia and 81 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Moriko is also the 95,493rd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 5,061 people.
The surname Moriko is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 386 people, or 1 in 331,203. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Iwate Prefecture, where 31 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moriko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moriko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺭﻳﻜﻮ | mwrykw | - |
| Moriko in the Russian language | ||
| Морико | moriko | - |
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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 Moriko
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