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 surname Moriri is most common in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 233,514th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,219,772 people. The last name Moriri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Moriri live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most common given name at a global level, held by 37 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,517 people, or 1 in 35,714. In South Africa Moriri is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and North West, where 16 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name 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
  • 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 Moriri
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