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
Moru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms: Mõru. Click here for other possible spellings of Moru.
How Common Is The Last Name Moru? popularity and diffusion
Moru is the 32,067th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 438,401 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Moru live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Moru is also the 84,843rd most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 6,090 people.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 6,652 people, or 1 in 5,869. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Nakapiripirit District, where 32 percent are found, Napak District, where 32 percent are found and Moroto District, where 21 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and Kenya, where 15 percent are found.
Moru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Moru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moru last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Moru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Moru last name is primarily 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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