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 in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moromo.

How Common Is The Last Name Moromo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moromo is the 2,220,661st most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Moromo reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Moromo is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 52 percent live, Madang, where 33 percent live and Bougainville, where 10 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Moromo is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moromo
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