Moriyu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Moriyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Moriyu (275) may also be a first name.
Moriyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moriyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moriyu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Moriyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Moriyu reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Moriyu is also the 535,844th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 275 people.
The last name Moriyu is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 35 percent are found and Taiwan, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariyu | 83 | 39 | / |
| Muriyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Morieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Morieux | 77 | 849 | / |
| Mariyus | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mariyou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Morijiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mariyua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutriyuh | 71 | 671 | / |
| Morieult | 71 | 55 | / |
| Morieaux | 71 | 13 | / |
| Motrieux | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mourieux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marieu | 67 | 75 | / |
| Moitrieux | 67 | 31 | / |
| Merieu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maryiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merieau | 62 | 633 | / |
| Morgeau | 62 | 80 | / |
| Mérieau | 62 | 14 | / |
| Moreaju | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mereoiu | 62 | 8 | / |
| Marioiu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marițiu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marieus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Matrieu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mărășoiu | 57 | 34 | / |
| Merrieau | 57 | 12 | / |
| Mahariju | 57 | 5 | / |
| Măruțoiu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Marieaud | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mérrieau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mărișoiu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Măreșoiu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Marrieux | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mariehou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Marieaux | 57 | 1 | / |
| Matrhieu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maurițiu | 57 | 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
- 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 Moriyu
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