Moroku Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Moroku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moroku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Moroku (11) may also be a first name.

Moroku Last Name Facts

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

Moroku (Russian: Мороку) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moroku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Moroku live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Moroku is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 11 people.

Moroku is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea Moroku is mostly found in: Gulf, where 44 percent live, Northern, where 44 percent live and East Sepik, where 11 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Moroku Last Name Statistics demography

Moroku earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning R 217,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morokhu9228/
Morokou9222/
Morokui924/
Muoroku921/
Morokuhy8613/
Mourokou862/
Moreku831,498/
Maroku83130/
Moruku83124/
Moraku8318/
Meroku839/
Mouroukou809/
Morukhu77694/
Marokhu77198/
Morrocu7776/
Morekhu7721/
Merokou7717/
Morakau7713/
Morukgu7711/
Marokgu778/
Marokou775/
Morakhu774/
Matroku773/
Morakou772/
Morokoe772/
Marhoku771/
Morocus771/
Morakui771/
Mourzoukou752/
Maroukou7116/
Matrokou717/
Morakaus714/
Morutkhu712/
Moraskui711/
Morokooe711/
Mereku67849/
Maruku67294/
Mareku67209/
Muruku67133/
Maraku67103/
Meraku6775/
Matroukou6747/
Muraku6740/
Marouskou6721/
Morocó672/
Morecu671/

Moroku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moroku in the Russian language
Морокуmoroku-

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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 Moroku
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis