Moriku Surname
Approximately 3,265 people bear this surname
Moriku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,204 | 1:12,185 | 2,002 |
| Kenya | 53 | 1:871,319 | 32,675 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Moriku (17) may also be a first name.
Moriku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moriku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moriku (Hindi: मोरिकू) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Moriku.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 137,284th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,232,020 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moriku reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Moriku is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname Moriku is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 3,204 people, or 1 in 12,185. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Adjumani District, where 63 percent reside, Moyo District, where 31 percent reside and Amuru District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morioku | 92 | 293 | / |
| Morikau | 92 | 8 | / |
| Morikhu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Morikaus | 86 | 3 | / |
| Moreku | 83 | 1,498 | / |
| Moruku | 83 | 124 | / |
| Mariku | 83 | 99 | / |
| Meriku | 83 | 27 | / |
| Muriku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Morukhu | 77 | 694 | / |
| Marikhu | 77 | 216 | / |
| Morekhu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Marikau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Moricus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Marikou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Merikau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Murizku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Moricau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marhiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moreaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marioku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mareiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merikeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moresku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marikuz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motresku | 71 | 800 | / |
| Marigkou | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mouricou | 71 | 22 | / |
| Moricaud | 71 | 9 | / |
| Motrysku | 71 | 7 | / |
| Morekaus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mariskou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mereku | 67 | 849 | / |
| Maruku | 67 | 294 | / |
| Mareku | 67 | 209 | / |
| Mouricaud | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mouricout | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meruku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maryku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maricu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motreskou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Morecu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maïriskou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mureku | 67 | 1 | / |
Moriku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moriku in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरिकू | moriku | - |
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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 Moriku
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