Morić Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Morić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6761:6,255903
Bosnia and Herzegovina1661:21,3043,679
Serbia451:158,77710,708
Montenegro81:79,9464,069
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Moric (1,310), Morič (3) & Móric (62) are calculated separately.

Morić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morić is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Moric, Morič or Móric. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 393,535th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. Morić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Morić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Morić is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 676 people, or 1 in 6,255. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Zadar County, where 32 percent are found, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 24 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 20 percent are found. Besides Croatia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 18 percent are found and Serbia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moric931,310/
Morič933/
Móric8762/
Marić8025,812/
Murić804,431/
Moriz80773/
Merić80139/
Moryć804/
Moriţ804/
Morićová771/
Moritz7339,095/
Morici735,256/
Mouriz73929/
Moricz73728/
Murgić73695/
Moraiz73692/
Morich73689/
Moreci73567/
Morits73317/
Mouric73290/
Margić73288/
Moriez73113/
Morriz7354/
Maurić7336/
Maruić7323/
Matrić7322/
Marzić7311/
Motrič737/
Morric736/
Morids733/
Mohriz733/
Moridc732/
Morzyć732/
Moreic732/
Moritc731/
Moridz731/
Moryci731/
Mooriz731/
Merđić731/
Mourits67872/
Mouhriz67854/
Moriche67508/
Mađarić67386/
Mouritz67292/
Moorits6739/
Mouriec6737/
Mouriez6736/
Mourich6735/
Moeritz6726/
Mohrich6723/
Morritz6716/
Morittz6712/
Mohritz6711/
Moraich6710/
Moreitz6710/
Morrits679/
Morreci677/
Moirici676/
Moritts675/
Morrici672/
Morrich672/
Moritch672/
Moraits671/
Moroitz671/
Moriets671/
Mourics671/
Moraitz670/
Moritze670/

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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 Morić
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