Morries Surname
Approximately 769 people bear this surname
Morries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 215 | 1:251,989 | 25,579 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Liberia | 59 | 1:74,721 | 6,295 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 133 | 1:11,793 | 712 |
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
Morries (637) may also be a first name.
Morries Demographics
Morries Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Morries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Morries (Hindi: मौरिस) occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Morries? popularity and diffusion
It is the 444,080th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Morries reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Morries is also the 329,714th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 637 people.
The last name Morries is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 251,989. In South Africa Morries is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 54 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 15 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 17 percent reside.
Morries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Morries has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morries surname increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Morries Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Morries surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Morries are 6.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.38% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Morries earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 29.85% less than the national average, earning R 166,704 per year and in United States they earn 24.97% less than the national average, earning $32,374 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morries Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morries in the Hindi language | ||
| मौरिस | maurisa | - |
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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
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- 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 Morries
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