Morlu Surname

201,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Morlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,9981:2,206293
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
India111:69,733,217610,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Morlu (334) may also be a first name.

Morlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morlu is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morlu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 201,262nd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,517,155 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Morlu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Morlu is also the 478,963rd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 334 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 1,998 people, or 1 in 2,206. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 47 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 35 percent are found and Margibi County, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Liberia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

Morlu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morlu surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Morlu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning $36,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morlus916/
Morleu913/
Morlou913/
Morlau911/
Morluy911/
Morleus83154/
Morellu8330/
Morlius836/
Morlaud832/
Morillu831/
Morlaus831/
Morlous831/
Marlu80269/
Merlu80168/
Murlu809/
Morló802/
Mourlhou7787/
Mourlaud7711/
Merlau73426/
Marlou7356/
Merluț7344/
Murliu7344/
Marlus7335/
Marlau7334/
Marlui7323/
Marliu7312/
Marleu737/
Marlut732/
Marluz732/
Marlyu732/
Merliu731/
Marluy731/
Murluy731/
Merllu731/
Marllu731/
Merluy730/
Mourellou711/
Marlaud67251/
Marlius67186/
Marellu6730/
Morelló6724/
Merlhou6715/
Merillu6710/
Marlaut674/
Murellu674/
Marlous673/
Marillu672/
Marlout672/
Marluis671/
Marlaup671/
Muryllu671/
Marloux671/
Marleus671/
Morrloe670/
Marlaus670/

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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 Morlu
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