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

The last name Moruka occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moruka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moruka is the 833,931st most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname is predominantly 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 widely held first name in the world It is held by 42 people.

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

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
  • 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 Moruka
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