Moroa Surname
Approximately 692 people bear this surname
Moroa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 311 | 1:6,536 | 1,374 |
| South Africa | 279 | 1:194,185 | 20,980 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Moroa (900) may also be a first name.
Moroa Demographics
Average Moroa Salary in
United States
$14,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moroa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moroa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moroa (Russian: Мороа) has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moroa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 481,560th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Moroa live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moroa is also the 270,627th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 900 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 6,536. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 50 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 17 percent reside and Maseru District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Moroa Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Moroa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.52% more than the national average, earning R 357,696 per year and in United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moroa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moroa in the Russian language | ||
| Мороа | moroa | - |
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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 Moroa
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