Moriu Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Moriu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Moriu (105) may also be a first name.
Moriu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moriu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moriu (Hindi: मोरीु, Russian: Мориу) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriu? popularity and diffusion
Moriu is the 2,152,526th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Moriu is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Moriu are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Moriu is also the 920,134th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 105 people.
The surname Moriu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 56 percent are found, Ogun, where 43 percent are found and Oyo, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moriu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moriu in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरीु | moriu | - |
| Moriu in the Russian language | ||
| Мориу | moriu | - |
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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 Moriu
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