Morkah Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Morkah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morkah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Morkah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morkah has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Morkah.

How Common Is The Last Name Morkah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Morkah are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 31 percent live, Delta, where 23 percent live and Enugu, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morka918,025/
Moorkaph861/
Markah8348/
Merkah8345/
Mourka8338/
Morcka8313/
Morkaş8311/
Morkai8310/
Moorka837/
Morkay836/
Morkad836/
Moirka834/
Morkha832/
Morkea831/
Morkoh831/
Morkaz831/
Morkhat77465/
Mourgka776/
Moorkha772/
Morkkat771/
Morkhoo771/
Markhah771/
Moorkaa771/
Mourkha771/
Moehrka771/
Marka735,905/
Merka731,503/
Morca73728/
Měrka73393/
Morko73208/
Märka7312/
Márka7312/
Mehrkhah71388/
Mourgkas71100/
Markaich7135/
Markhach716/
Markhash713/
Morkhaus713/
Morcatch712/
Maarkach711/
Moorkead710/
Morkoç675,664/
Markaj672,376/
Merkaj671,822/
Markač67560/
Markau67418/
Markay67282/
Marzka67205/
Markai67195/
Marcah67156/
Merkaa67136/
Meerka67124/
Maarka67103/
Markho6797/
Markha6774/
Merkau6767/
Morkoy6738/
Markoh6735/
Markatsch6726/
Morcas6724/
Markea6716/
Markoa6714/
Morkoi6713/
Morkey6712/
Merkha679/
Margka679/
Morcay677/
Markka676/
Markaa675/
Morkoo674/
Merkai673/
Markać673/
Markaš672/
Morkou672/
Morcca671/
Morcai671/
Morcau671/
Morkhaaia671/
Morzko671/
Morqua671/
Mehrkhahj671/
Markca671/
Mmarka671/
Merkho671/

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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
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  • 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 Morkah
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