Morriah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Morriah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Morriah (54) may also be a first name.
Morriah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morriah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morriah is found in Guyana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Morriah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Morriah reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 54 people.
This surname is most widespread in Guyana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 190,555. In Guyana it is most common in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Guyana Morriah occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Morriah
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