Morrais Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Morrais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Morrais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morrais Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morrais is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Morrais click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morrais? popularity and diffusion
Morrais is the 3,017,195th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Morrais reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 232,028. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Maryland County, where 100 percent live. Excluding Liberia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.
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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 Morrais
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