Morohan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Morohan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morohan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Morohan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morohan is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morohan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Morohan are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 82 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 9 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 13 percent reside and Moldova, where 13 percent reside.

Morohan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morohan has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Morohan last name declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Morohan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moroan9223/
Moroane861,828/
Moroșan86847/
Merohan868/
Marohan867/
Moroang861/
Morgoan861/
Morohong8011/
Moruoane8010/
Morouane806/
'Moroane805/
Mourouan805/
Marohane802/
Moroiyan801/
Morehean801/
Moroyian801/
Marohain800/
Maroan77366/
Moraon777/
Meroan771/
Mourouane7543/
Marohatin7524/
Marouan713,695/
Maroane71597/
Maroșan7150/
Marohon7146/
Maroang7115/
Moraone716/
Morgaon714/
Mohroon712/
Moraean711/
Merohon711/
Matroan711/
Maroham711/
Mharoan711/
Morojon711/
Marouane678,781/
Maroatin6717/
Mharoaan676/
Masrouan672/
Marouain671/
Marhahon671/
Meroiyan671/

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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 Morohan
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