Moroho Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moroho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moroho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1751:302,52423,291
Lesotho511:39,8546,821
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Moroho (20) may also be a first name.

Moroho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moroho is most common in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Moroho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moroho? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 973,426th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Moroho live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 302,524. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouroho921/
Moroeho921/
Moroha8319/
Moro'o839/
Morooa837/
Maroho834/
Morouo831/
Moiroeo771/
Marohoy771/
Motroha771/
Moroeou770/
Morao735,419/
Moroa73692/
Morogiah711/
Mourao6722,658/
Mahroo67933/
Maroah67755/
Maroha67160/
Morgao67158/
Mooroa6771/
Moeroa6768/
Moraos6761/
Maraho6755/
Moirao6739/
Moruoa6728/
Mehroo6728/
Moroua6711/
Marooa6711/
Moroat6710/
Morrao677/
Marouo676/
Moraoy676/
Mouroa675/
Moreuo673/
Moraot672/
Meraho671/
Moerao671/
Moiroa671/
Merouo671/
Moraoa671/
Mouräo671/
Mourâo671/
Merooa671/
Meroha670/

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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 Moroho
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