Moronya Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Moronya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moronya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya981:471,22324,622
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Moronya (10) may also be a first name.

Moronya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moronya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moronya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Moronya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moronya live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Moronya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Moronya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 471,223. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Migori County, where 52 percent are found, Kisii County, where 44 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Moronya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Moronya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moroenya931/
Muronya86809/
Moronia86137/
Moronha8639/
Moranya8617/
Maronya866/
Moronyo864/
Morunya862/
Morongia806/
Moronyos801/
Morganya801/
Moroña77939/
Matrosnya751/
Marogna711,131/
Maranya71872/
Marunya71717/
Murunya71240/
Maronja71168/
Moronio71165/
Morania71102/
Moranha7134/
Maronha7122/
Muranya718/
Moronho715/
Maronia715/
Moroneo712/
Muronyo711/
Moronjo711/
Moranja711/
Moragna710/
Marzonia67659/
Mouronho6782/
Murhanya6734/
Matronia6725/
Muroniah679/
Moranias677/
Marhanya675/
Marongia675/
Mauronja674/
Murhunya674/
Morongio672/
Margonia672/
Marganya671/
Masronia671/
Mahronia671/
Maronnia670/

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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 Moronya
  • 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