Morolayo Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Morolayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morolayo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is predominantly 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. It is also the 250,123rd most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 1,029 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria Morolayo is most common in: Plateau, where 53 percent reside, Oyo, where 22 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 6 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morolay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Morgolay | 88 | 8 | / |
| Murolayo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Moralayo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Moroluyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mooroolay | 82 | 4 | / |
| Merolay | 80 | 7 | / |
| Marolay | 80 | 6 | / |
| Moralay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Moroloa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moroley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mouroulaye | 78 | 49 | / |
| Marolahy | 75 | 6,992 | / |
| Moroliya | 75 | 437 | / |
| Moroliye | 75 | 48 | / |
| Maroilay | 75 | 23 | / |
| Margolay | 75 | 11 | / |
| Meroilay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Marolaya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Morolejo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morgalay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moraleyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mourouley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouroulai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moreley | 67 | 38 | / |
| Moralea | 67 | 32 | / |
| Moreloy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Marolau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moralai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maroley | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moraley | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marelay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Marolou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marulay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merolea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marolea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moralaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis