Morukhu Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

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

Morukhu Surname User-submission:

The surname Morukhu or Bochum is mainly from a village called Bochum in Limpopo. It is from the Bakwena people, who are from the rural areas of Bochum. It was a group of people who wanted to name themselves so that they can share a common thing other that the land that they were from.

Read More About This Surname

Morukhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6941:78,0669,679

Morukhu (18) may also be a first name.

Morukhu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Morukhu or Bochum is mainly from a village called Bochum in Limpopo. It is from the Bakwena people, who are from the rural areas of Bochum. It was a group of people who wanted to name themselves so that they can share a common thing other that the land that they were from.

- khutso

Morukhu Last Name Facts

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

Morukhu occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morukhu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morukhu is the 480,521st most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Morukhu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Morukhu is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 18 people.

Morukhu is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 694 people, or 1 in 78,066. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 37 percent reside and North West, where 12 percent reside.

Morukhu Last Name Statistics demography

Morukhu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.5% less than the national average, earning R 122,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morutkhu932/
Moruku92124/
Morokhu8628/
Murukhu8616/
Morukgu8611/
Marukhu8610/
Moruchu866/
Morikhu864/
Morukhoe801/
Maruku77294/
Muruku77133/
Moruju7763/
Meruku777/
Mouroukou759/
Maruchu71290/
Marikhu71216/
Marokhu71198/
Marukau7131/
Marzuku7112/
Merruku717/
Mourzoukou712/
Mourouchou711/
Murugku711/
Morruju711/
Marukku711/
Marauku711/
Maroukou6716/
Morokuhy6713/
Marzouku672/
Maraukus671/
Murukuth671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Morukhu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis