Moru Surname
Approximately 16,623 people bear this surname
Moru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6,652 | 1:5,869 | 1,045 |
| India | 4,392 | 1:174,651 | 10,759 |
| Kenya | 2,551 | 1:18,103 | 2,142 |
| Indonesia | 1,210 | 1:109,297 | 11,185 |
| Nigeria | 856 | 1:206,942 | 12,328 |
| Papua New Guinea | 293 | 1:27,828 | 3,148 |
| South Africa | 260 | 1:208,376 | 22,133 |
| Lesotho | 259 | 1:7,848 | 1,729 |
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Mõru (23) are calculated separately.
Moru (6,090) may also be a first name.
Moru Demographics
Average Moru Salary in
United States
$54,018 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moru (Hindi: मोरू, Marathi: मोरु, Oriya: େମାରୁ, Russian: Мору) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Mõru. Click here for other possible spellings of Moru.
How Common Is The Last Name Moru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,067th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 438,401 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Moru are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Moru is also the 84,843rd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 6,090 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 6,652 people, or 1 in 5,869. In Uganda Moru is primarily concentrated in: Nakapiripirit District, where 32 percent live, Napak District, where 32 percent live and Moroto District, where 21 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 15 percent live.
Moru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Moru has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (96%) in Kenya.
The amount Moru earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.17% less than the national average, earning R 196,836 per year and in United States they earn 25.19% more than the national average, earning $54,018 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moru in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାରୁ | emaru | - |
| Moru in the Hindi language | ||
| मोरू | moru | 94.42 |
| मोरु | moru | 5.48 |
| मोरू॰ | moru | 0.1 |
| Moru in the Marathi language | ||
| मोरु | moru | 54.52 |
| मोरू | moru | 45.48 |
| Moru in the Russian language | ||
| Мору | moru | - |
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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 Moru
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