Morishu Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Morishu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Japan | 124 | 1:1,031,002 | 20,375 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Morishu (25) may also be a first name.
Morishu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morishu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morishu is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morishu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 988,329th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. Morishu occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Morishu reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Morishu is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 25 people.
Morishu is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Without taking into account Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 48 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morisu | 92 | 388 | / |
| Moritsu | 86 | 556 | / |
| Moreshu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Morichu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Marishu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Morushu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Morisaux | 80 | 23 | / |
| Morichau | 80 | 15 | / |
| Morissau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Morisseu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moreisau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mourisou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muraishu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morrisut | 80 | 0 | / |
| Morusu | 77 | 445 | / |
| Moresu | 77 | 434 | / |
| Marisu | 77 | 146 | / |
| Murisu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Merisu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Morizu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morisů | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mourichou | 75 | 38 | / |
| Morichaud | 75 | 27 | / |
| Morissaud | 75 | 19 | / |
| Moraissou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Morrisseu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Morrissui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Morrissuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morrisouy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Murichu | 71 | 277 | / |
| Mariosu | 71 | 125 | / |
| Marisau | 71 | 112 | / |
| Mouraissou | 71 | 63 | / |
| Mourichoux | 71 | 43 | / |
| Maurisu | 71 | 41 | / |
| Marichu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mareshu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mourissoux | 71 | 13 | / |
| Merisau | 71 | 10 | / |
| Meraisu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Moreesu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mourichaud | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maraisu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mourusu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mariseu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Murgisu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Morechu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masrisu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marisus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moureissou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mariesu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marushu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouroissou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marisuz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Murisau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marissou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Masreshu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Morrisoe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maurisiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maritchu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Musrisut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murichui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murgeshu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marrisou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauritsu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Morishu
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