Moruko Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Moruko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Moruko (39) may also be a first name.
Moruko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moruko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moruko occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moruko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,765,740th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Moruko are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held forename internationally It is held by 39 people.
Moruko is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea Moruko is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Moruko
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