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 can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moruko.
How Common Is The Last Name Moruko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,765,740th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is mostly found 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 frequent first name in the world, held by 39 people.
The last name Moruko is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea Moruko is most common in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Moruko
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