Moriri Surname

233,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moriri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5171:35,7144,579
Botswana1101:19,8813,945
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
India171:45,121,493474,784
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Moriri (37) may also be a first name.

Moriri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moriri occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 233,514th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,219,772 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Moriri reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Moriri is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 1,517 people, or 1 in 35,714. In South Africa Moriri is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and North West, where 16 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 6 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.

Moriri Last Name Statistics demography

Moriri earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.83% less than the national average, earning R 116,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morieri9295/
Moriori9211/
Morirei924/
Moririo921/
Moreiri921/
Moriris921/
Mouriri921/
Morisri921/
Morriri921/
Morhirhi8610/
Motrisri861/
Mariri834,459/
Moruri834,313/
Moreri83971/
Morira83386/
Muriri83292/
Meriri8380/
Morire8313/
Moreira771,382,395/
Moraira77255/
Moriera77198/
Murairi77194/
Moriere7761/
Margiri7760/
Morerio7736/
Moreire7736/
Marirai7734/
Maeriri7725/
Morrira7713/
Murieri7710/
Murirai778/
Maritri777/
Morgeri777/
Moraire777/
Maririo776/
Marirei775/
Muruiri774/
Mourira773/
Murirhi772/
Mariris772/
Muiriri772/
Mhariri771/
Mooriry771/
Murgiri771/
Morerri771/
Moroira771/
Marieri771/
Maariri771/
Morzira771/
Merieri771/
Maririy771/
Mhuriri771/
Morerid770/
Morires770/
Moureira711,743/
Morreira71886/
Murrieri71149/
Mouriere7182/
Mouraire7130/
Moreiraa7110/
Mooreira719/
Mmoreira719/
Moreirra719/
Morriera715/
Muiruiri714/
Moireira714/
Morrieri713/
Moreirea713/
Morrerri712/
Marierie712/
Maririch712/
Morziere711/
Marirish711/
Maurieri711/
Moureire711/
Moroiray711/
Mahariri711/
Morera6728,019/
Murira673,059/
Marira672,126/
Morere671,190/
Marire67667/
Murire67654/
Morure6785/
Merire6757/
Morère6729/
Mourriere676/
Mariry675/
Moryra674/
Moreré672/
Moreirraa671/
Moreiraaa671/
Morery671/
Muriry671/
Moréra671/
Morrisrey670/

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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
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  • 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 Moriri
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