Morou Surname
Approximately 29,930 people bear this surname
Morou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 20,425 | 1:940 | 139 |
| Togo | 5,565 | 1:1,302 | 121 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,393 | 1:16,562 | 1,285 |
| Benin | 1,303 | 1:7,932 | 1,089 |
| Greece | 736 | 1:15,054 | 2,065 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| French Polynesia | 49 | 1:5,731 | 1,283 |
| Mauritania | 44 | 1:93,065 | 5,851 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Burkina Faso | 21 | 1:873,910 | 9,338 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Morou (13,856) may also be a first name.
Morou Demographics
Average Morou Salary in
United States
$29,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Morou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻭ, Russian: Мороу) occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Morou is the 18,424th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 243,486 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Morou live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 48,977th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 13,856 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 20,425 people, or 1 in 940. In Niger Morou is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 87 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 8 percent live and Dosso Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Niger it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 19 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.
Morou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Morou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morou last name increased 580 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Morou surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Morou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.8% less than the national average, earning R 21,852 per year and in United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺭﻭ | mwrw | 80 |
| ﻣﻮﺭ | mwr | 20 |
| Morou in the Russian language | ||
| Мороу | morou | - |
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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 Morou
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