Morolayo Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Morolayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morolayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Morolayo (1,029) may also be a first name.

Morolayo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morolayo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Morolayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morolayo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Morolayo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Morolayo is also the 250,123rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 1,029 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 53 percent live, Oyo, where 22 percent live and Bayelsa, where 6 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morolay931/
Morgolay888/
Murolayo884/
Moralayo883/
Moroluyo881/
Mooroolay824/
Merolay807/
Marolay806/
Moralay804/
Moroloa801/
Moroley800/
Mouroulaye7849/
Marolahy756,992/
Moroliya75437/
Moroliye7548/
Maroilay7523/
Margolay7511/
Meroilay753/
Marolaya752/
Morolejo751/
Morgalay751/
Moraleyo751/
Mourouley711/
Mouroulai711/
Moreley6738/
Moralea6732/
Moreloy6714/
Marolau679/
Moralai677/
Maroley676/
Moraley676/
Marelay673/
Marolou671/
Marulay671/
Merolea671/
Marolea671/
Moralaj671/

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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 Morolayo
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