Morisca Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Morisca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 74 | 1:271,323 | 25,089 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Morişcă (39) are calculated separately.
Morisca (18) may also be a first name.
Morisca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morisca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morisca occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Morişcă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morisca? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,398,030th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Morisca live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in Romanian Europe. Morisca is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 18 people.
It is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 271,323. In Romania Morisca is mostly found in: Suceava County, where 53 percent are found, Dâmbovița County, where 41 percent are found and Iași County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Romania Morisca is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and Greece, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Morisca
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