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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Moriu reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Moriu is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 105 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 56 percent live, Ogun, where 43 percent live and Oyo, where 1 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
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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