Moriro Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Moriro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Moriro (67) may also be a first name.

Moriro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moriro occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moriro is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Moriro occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Moriro are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Moriro is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 67 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,026,220. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 96 percent live, Narok County, where 2 percent live and Nyamira County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moreiro92691/
Moriero92279/
Morriro921/
Morirot921/
Morreiro8613/
Morriero868/
Moureiro864/
Morrisro861/
Morero832,372/
Muriro83986/
Mariro83546/
Morira83386/
Moruro832/
Morreiros805/
Moreira771,382,395/
Moreroa771,527/
Mhuriro771,286/
Morerod77336/
Moraira77255/
Moriera77198/
Morrero77196/
Mareiro7770/
Morirat7766/
Mariero7761/
Morgero7737/
Morgira7727/
Murairo7714/
Morrira7713/
Mereiro7712/
Moerira7711/
Marriro779/
Maruiro773/
Mourira773/
Mariros772/
Morerro772/
Murirro771/
Moreros771/
Morerot771/
Moroira771/
Marirou771/
Moryoro771/
Moreyro771/
Meriero771/
Morzira771/
Marirot771/
Marreiro715,067/
Moreiras711,995/
Moureira711,743/
Morreira71886/
Moereira7147/
Matreiro7115/
Mahriroh7112/
Maureiro7111/
Moreiraa7110/
Moreirra719/
Mmoreira719/
Mooreira719/
Mareiros716/
Merreiro715/
Murriero715/
Morriera715/
Marriero714/
Morreros712/
Moreirap712/
Morrerro712/
Marziero712/
Motreira711/
Mouriras711/
Muirirro711/
Maurairo711/
Moreitra711/
Morresro710/
Morera6728,019/
Marreiros675,985/
Murira673,059/
Marira672,126/
Murero67792/
Marero67753/
Morura6783/
Merero6713/
Merira679/
Maruro677/
Moryra674/
Marreirro671/
Moreirraa671/
Moreiraaa671/
Meryro671/
Moréra671/

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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 Moriro
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