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
The last name Moriyu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Moriyu.
How Common Is The Last Name Moriyu? popularity and diffusion
Moriyu is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Moriyu are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 535,844th most frequent first name globally, held by 275 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Moriyu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name 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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