Moruka Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Moruka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moruka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
Kenya641:721,56130,456
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019

Moruka (42) may also be a first name.

Moruka Last Name Facts

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

Moruka is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moruka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moruka is the 833,931st most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Moruka are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 42 people.

The last name Moruka is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 218,458. In South Africa Moruka is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 67 percent are found, Limpopo, where 19 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Moruka occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Moruka Last Name Statistics demography

Moruka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.97% less than the national average, earning R 121,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgoruka921/
Morukha921/
Mourouka861/
Moraukas861/
Mouruska860/
Moroka835,291/
Muruka832,661/
Maruka83714/
Morika83296/
Moruko83108/
Moruke8392/
Meruka8349/
Moruki8332/
Moruca832/
Mouroukas8044/
Morhushka8014/
Morauskas807/
Morauszka801/
Morooka7714,231/
Marukha77757/
Marukai77231/
Marukay77229/
Marauka77153/
Morikai7769/
Marzuka7761/
Morusca7759/
Mauruka7744/
Murukai7736/
Marukau7731/
Morokea7721/
Morokai7720/
Morikka7717/
Morokha7714/
Morzuki7714/
Mheruka7712/
Marouka779/
Morikau778/
Marukka775/
Mguruka775/
Maruuka774/
Merruka774/
Morouki772/
Hmaruka772/
Mgaruka771/
Mhoroka771/
Morocka771/
Morukhe771/
Morusko771/
Muuruka771/
Mutruka771/
Murauka771/
Murukha771/
Merouka771/
Marukad771/
Maeruka771/
Maaruka771/
Morouko771/
Morikay771/
Moruşca771/
Morauke771/
Morauky771/
Muruuka771/
Marukga771/
Murukaa771/
Morukho771/
Moruske770/
Marzouka71439/
Marougka71244/
Morikhay71162/
Morauske7195/
Morauski7164/
Maroukas7156/
Maurukas7136/
Marauska7132/
Morausky7127/
Morushko7124/
Mahrouka7117/
Morokhay7115/
Mourouki718/
Murauska717/
Murukaya717/
Morokhai715/
Morudker714/
Marheuka712/
Merrouka712/
Marrouka712/
Maarouka712/
Matruska711/
Marzukaj711/
Maroukha711/
Marukach711/
Marhukha711/
Morikaha711/
Mharuska711/
Morousky710/
Moroke675,828/
Maruko674,708/
Marika673,275/
Maruca673,014/
Maruki672,308/
Moroko672,114/
Maroka67558/
Moroca67557/
Moriko67476/
Moroki67473/
Muruko67452/
Marougkas67416/
Merika67404/
Morica67249/
Moruco67213/
Muruki67180/
Morauszki67163/
Maruke67123/
Morhushko6793/
Muruke6786/
Muroka6778/
Morauszky6746/
Mouroukos6745/
Mouroukis6740/
Marukhach6724/
Marushkai6716/
Mouroukou679/
Morauszká678/
Meruko678/
Murauckas677/
Meruca675/
Morzhikha674/
Maruky673/
Mahroukat672/
Marauskas672/
Muruca672/
Murauskay671/
Môrika671/
Moroky671/
Marhoukoa671/

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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 Moruka
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