Moromo Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

Moromo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moromo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Moromo (24) may also be a first name.

Moromo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moromo (Russian: Моромо) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moromo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moromo is the 2,220,661st most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Moromo live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Moromo is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 24 people.

The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Moromo is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 52 percent reside, Madang, where 33 percent reside and Bougainville, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moromou923/
Moroemo921/
Maromo832,181/
Muromo83632/
Moroma83257/
Morumo83101/
Moremo8370/
Moramo8326/
Meromo832/
Moramod778/
Moremoh774/
Moramoh773/
Morroma772/
Muuromo771/
Moroima771/
Morouma771/
Moramou771/
Mourouma7120/
Moromahe711/
Mouramou711/
Mosramos711/
Morema674,551/
Muroma67386/
Maroma67356/
Moruma67190/
Meroma6777/
Morama6729/

Moromo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moromo in the Russian language
Моромоmoromo-

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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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  • 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 Moromo
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