Moriska Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Philippines

Moriska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Moriska (100) may also be a first name.

Moriska Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moriska (Russian: Мориска) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriska? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Moriska reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 946,056th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 100 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 2,813,813. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 43 percent live, South Kalimantan, where 32 percent live and West Sumatra, where 11 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 44 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Moriska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moriska in the Russian language
Морискаmoriska-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Moriska
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis