Morua Surname

70,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Morua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico3,6881:33,6572,069
United States1,0521:344,54330,976
South Africa5781:93,73311,445
Papua New Guinea5631:14,4831,389
Argentina5031:84,9777,183
Costa Rica4521:10,575517
Cuba401:288,0685,229
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England21:27,859,030389,889
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Morua (309) may also be a first name.

Morua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Morua Come From? nationality or country of origin

Morua (Oriya: େମାରୁଆ, Russian: Моруа) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Morua.

How Common Is The Last Name Morua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,722nd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,042,717 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Morua live; 61 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Hispano-North America. Morua is also the 500,178th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 309 people.

The surname Morua is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 3,688 people, or 1 in 33,657. In Mexico Morua is most frequent in: Guanajuato, where 16 percent reside, Zacatecas, where 15 percent reside and Nuevo León, where 11 percent reside. Other than Mexico Morua exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Morua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morua last name are 6.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morua earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.46% less than the national average, earning R 160,500 per year and in United States they earn 14.62% less than the national average, earning $36,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moruha91429/
Moruoa9128/
Moerua919/
Moruah913/
Morrua912/
Mourua911/
Murua8016,025/
Morba802,484/
Marua801,053/
Morva80552/
Morwa80315/
Moruo80149/
Merua8061/
Morvai733,346/
Morvay731,911/
Mourba731,248/
Morway73454/
Morvaj73102/
Maruoa7380/
Maruae7368/
Maarua7331/
Muruah7320/
Morvad7317/
Mmorwa7313/
Maruay7311/
Masrua7311/
Murrua739/
Morbai739/
Muruat739/
Morwau737/
Marzua737/
Marhua736/
Maruas734/
Muruas734/
Morvaá734/
Moirwa734/
Maruaz734/
Maurua734/
Morvat733/
Morbay732/
Maruap732/
Mourva732/
Moruot732/
Morwah732/
Muruay732/
Matrua732/
Morbau732/
Moorba731/
Maerua731/
Morveu731/
Moerwa731/
Maruat731/
Marrua731/
Moruoh731/
Morvas731/
Morvah731/
Morbha731/
Marruaz6738/
Morvatz6719/
Marouha6712/
Marruas678/
Morvais678/
Maruaau678/
Masrrua675/
Morvath675/
Muruatt673/
Maruhas672/
Marouea672/
Muruays672/
Marua'e671/
Muruaas671/
Maruach671/
Mathrua671/
Maruaha671/
Musruat671/
Mohruos671/
Maruath671/
Maruahe671/
Muruayi671/
Maruhoa671/
Morwais671/
Morwath671/
Maruhai671/
Morways671/
Mourbha671/
Mourbai671/
Merhuay671/
Morvatt670/
Morwoud670/

Morua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morua in the Oriya language
େମାରୁଆemaru'a81.82
େମାରୂଆemaru'a9.09
େମାରୁଆଁemaru'am9.09
Morua in the Russian language
Моруаmorua-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morua
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