Morou Surname

18,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Morou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger20,4251:940139
Togo5,5651:1,302121
Ivory Coast1,3931:16,5621,285
Benin1,3031:7,9321,089
Greece7361:15,0542,065
Mali2581:65,7711,556
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Mauritania441:93,0655,851
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Burkina Faso211:873,9109,338
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Morou (13,856) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourou912,407/
Moirou91135/
Moroux9185/
Morous9125/
Morrou9122/
Morouj9117/
Morouy9110/
Moroue917/
Morgou915/
Mmorou914/
Moorou913/
Morouz911/
Mãorou911/
Moro89135,235/
Moru8916,623/
Moiroud831,145/
Moiroux83720/
Mouroux83671/
Mourouj83647/
Moyroud83340/
Morhous83114/
Mourgou8339/
Moroush8334/
Motroud8314/
Mourrou8313/
Morrout8312/
Morouji839/
Mourouh834/
Mourhou833/
Moirous832/
Morouet832/
Moutrou831/
Mouroud831/
Mourzou831/
Moyreou831/
Moroyuo831/
Morroud831/
Morrous830/
Moroz80128,335/
Marou8036,128/
Moros808,305/
Mouro806,219/
Moroi805,388/
Morro804,933/
Moroe803,439/
Moruz802,156/
Moroy801,361/
Morot801,252/
Morup801,183/
Morus801,176/
Moreu801,140/
Mhoro801,014/
Morgo80800/
Morau80788/
Moroa80692/
Motru80663/
Mmoro80415/
Moroo80380/
Moiro80283/
Morzo80270/
Moroh80240/
Motro80233/
Moruś80197/
Morui80195/
Morod80188/
Morue80169/
Morud80165/
Moruo80149/
Morão80131/
Morut80129/
Morgu80124/
Morop80119/
Moiru80101/
Mooro8070/
Murou8064/
Moruu8062/
'Moro8051/
Mooru8036/
Mouru8034/
Morux8033/
Moyro8032/
Morru8025/
Moroň8024/
Morho8024/
Mgoro8019/
Moroj8019/
Muoru8014/
Moruh808/
Mhoru806/
Mohro805/
Moruș805/
Moruş804/
Mgoru804/
Moruj803/
Moero803/
Mosro802/
Moruy801/
Moyru801/
Muoro801/
Moeru801/
Mohru801/
Mosru801/
Moroś801/
Moroź801/
Moruț801/
Mmoru801/
Mârou801/
Hmoro801/
Moorhous77117/
Moitroux7789/
Mourroux7728/
Mourouth779/
Mourouyo772/
Mourhous771/
Moutrouh771/
Mourouja771/
Mourrout771/
Mourhoud771/
Moiraiou771/
Mourot733,881/
Maarou732,136/
Mourão731,620/
Morros731,317/
Morojo731,309/
Moraux731,248/
Marrou73950/
Marous73821/
Moreux73699/
Moryio73666/
Morejo73639/
Moureu73498/
Moraud73474/
Moroch73472/
Meurou73461/
Moruha73429/
Morijo73424/
Morozs73401/
Marouj73386/
Marzou73370/
Morujo73316/
Moorut73300/
Mourro73274/
Motroi73273/
Marout73251/
Mahrou73243/
Moross73227/
Morayo73208/
Morocz73178/
Morrod73173/
Motrud73132/
Morroy73130/
Mouroz73128/
Moreyo73126/
Moirot73123/
Moriyo73121/
Moruye7398/
Morrot7388/
Morott7388/
Maroux7385/
Moroya7382/
Morois7381/
Moirod7381/
Morroi7381/
Moraut7380/
Morosh7375/
Mourue7373/
Mooroa7371/
Mouros7370/
Moroie7370/
Maurou7369/
Moroye7365/
Maroud7365/
Motrus7358/
Moiros7357/
Mourus7356/
Marouz7356/
Motrot7354/
Marouš7354/
Moruja7347/
Moitro7345/
Motros7345/
Morozz7344/
Matrou7343/
Morotz7333/
Morowe7332/
Motroy7331/
M'Moro7330/
Marouy7329/
Morrus7328/
Moraus7328/
Moruoa7328/
Moruss7327/
Morroe7326/
Moreus7326/
Morhus7325/
Moroth7323/
Marouh7322/
Muroux7322/
Margou7321/
Morhos7321/
Morots7320/
Moruph7319/
Moroyd7319/
Moruya7318/
Morosz7317/
Moroia7317/
Morajo7313/
Moræus7313/
Morroz7312/
Motroo7312/
Moeroe7312/
Moroji7311/
Moruzs7311/
Mouroe739/
Morood739/
Morayu739/
Mourud738/
Mooroe738/
Moorus738/
Morrau737/
Morooa737/
Murgou737/
Mohrut736/
Marhou736/
Mmarou736/
Moruis736/
Mourau735/
Mottru735/
Morroh735/
Mouroa735/
Moroja735/
Morrão734/
Mootru734/
Moraio734/
Moreua734/
Motrup734/
Moreio734/
Muroud734/
Morreu733/
Maroue733/
Moreuo733/
Morgau733/
Masrou733/
Mourut733/
Moerau733/
Morrud733/
Moirau733/
Mosroh733/
Moroyi732/
Motrod732/
Morush732/
Moreui732/
Moroje732/
Mousru732/
Mohuru732/
Mouroi732/
Mharou732/
Morgoi732/
Morooe732/
Moruot732/
Mourod732/
Mohrau732/
Moroyo732/
Mooros732/
Moorod731/
Moytro731/
Morzho731/
Moraju731/
Moraiu731/
Morhod731/
Moroey731/
Moruch731/
Morueh731/
Moorgu731/
Moutru731/
Motroj731/
Murrou731/
Mohroj731/
Mohrot731/
Mouroy731/
Morgoo731/
Mourgo731/
Morost731/
Maroup731/
Maroué731/
Maãrou731/
Maïrou731/
Mottro731/
Mothro731/
Moyrod731/
Moyros731/
Moyroy731/
Mgouro731/
Moroos731/
Morioy731/
Moruip731/
Moruji731/
Moruzz731/
Morgoș731/
Morguí731/
Moirro731/
Morrro731/
Mourui731/
Moiroa731/
Mmoroe731/
Moruoh731/
Morhoo731/
Morhuh731/
Mooruy731/
Morruy730/
Moirus730/
Morroo730/
Morhue730/
Motrop730/
Moruit730/
Mouthroup710/
Mora67873,036/
Maru6789,853/
Mahrous6770,402/
Muro6754,476/
Maro6745,569/
Matroud6718,411/
Muru673,681/
Mahrouz672,248/
Mahroud672,178/
Marouji671,668/
Maroush671,663/
Mauroux67796/
Mouraud67631/
Mouraux67561/
Moireau67465/
Mourrut67395/
Moreaud67256/
Matrouh67208/
Marouch67200/
Moiraud67177/
Maharou67175/
Marrous67175/
Morhaus67160/
Masrouh67142/
Morhoch67135/
Morault67132/
Moró67120/
Moruhyi6799/
Morijoh6772/
Mourroz6763/
Mahrouh6751/
Marhous6751/
Móro6749/
Mohroji6746/
Moraova6746/
Mourros6743/
Morihyo6734/
Moitrot6732/
Morhush6729/
Moroiță6726/
Morochz6724/
Moureux6723/
Mõru6723/
Mahrout6722/
Moroojo6720/
Maurout6720/
Mahrouj6720/
Moorhus6717/
Maarous6714/
Mourush6713/
Motreux6712/
Marouha6712/
Morhiyo6712/
Morraud6711/
Morrott6710/
Mouraut677/
Mottrot677/
Ma'arou677/
Maroues676/
Matrous675/
Morá675/
Moroyas674/
Marouph674/
Morroch674/
Morejuo674/
Moraová674/
Morgoya674/
Moorojo674/
Marouez673/
Morajot673/
Morgoji673/
Morrowe673/
Morúová673/
Marroux673/
Marouet673/
Marhoud673/
Moraiyo673/
Môro673/
Morroia673/
Maaarou673/
Marrouh672/
Mooreau672/
Moróová672/
Măru672/
Maarout672/
Morujie672/
Marouhs671/
Mhorijo671/
Morauph671/
Morejoh671/
Morhoustch671/
Moroitz671/
Morojos671/
Morraju671/
Morrosh671/
Morross671/
Motriyo671/
Motross671/
Mohruos671/
Moirroe671/
Mourroy671/
Morraux671/
Mmoreau671/
Mourowe671/
Moraowa671/
Moraios671/
Masrous671/
Masrout671/
Marzouh671/
Matrouj671/
Maarouy671/
Maarzou671/
Marhout671/
Marayou671/
Maroudt671/
Marouhy671/
Marouie671/
Mareyou671/
Marajou671/
Moutroy671/
Mouroyo671/
Mourreu671/
Mourajo671/
Moyraju671/
Mosrooy671/
Moriyop671/
Moroieh671/
Morooie671/
Morreus671/
Morhost671/
Morà671/
Moorosj671/
Moraaju671/
Moreaua671/
Morejos671/
Mmarrou671/
Mohrooe671/
Máro671/
Morujoo671/
Morooph671/
Maurous671/
Marouhe671/
Maaroud671/
Maaroue671/
Motroos671/
Muirouh671/
Moroeye671/
Morruch671/
Moreiyo671/
Moraihu671/
Moorost671/
Moreejo671/
Moraujo671/
Mourroe671/
Marroud671/
Matrout671/
Morrois670/
Morrujo670/
Marrout670/
Mosruth670/
Mourrus670/
Moreuss670/

Morou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺭﻭmwrw80
ﻣﻮﺭmwr20
Morou in the Russian language
Мороуmorou-

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