Morura Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

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

Morura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Morura (172) may also be a first name.

Morura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morura is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Morura live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Morura is also the 696,764th most widely held first name on earth, held by 172 people.

The surname Morura is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 677,221. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 63 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Paraguay, where 1 percent reside.

Morura Last Name Statistics demography

Morura earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.43% less than the national average, earning R 36,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moroura926/
Moruras924/
Moruraj921/
Moreura921/
Moruri834,313/
Marura831,063/
Morira83386/
Murura83131/
Merura83111/
Morure8385/
Morora8366/
Moruro832/
Masrura77539/
Marurai77299/
Maraura77216/
Moriera77198/
Mhurura77121/
Maruura7758/
Marzura7756/
Mororai7748/
Maruera7729/
Morrira7713/
Moerira7711/
Moroury7710/
Mgarura774/
Murgura774/
Motruri774/
Muruira772/
Marurat772/
Morrure772/
Merurai772/
Murhura771/
Maruras771/
Maerura771/
Margura771/
Muroura771/
Morouri771/
Morauri771/
Moiruri771/
Moruris770/
Maharura7155/
Morriera715/
Marahura712/
M'Eruura711/
Mahrutra711/
Mururrat711/
Maroutra711/
Maruri676,482/
Mororo672,253/
Marira672,126/
Mururi671,278/
Marure671,086/
Marora67344/
Murora67242/
Mororó6778/
Morori6770/
Moriro6748/
Morore6747/
Marury6734/
Murure6723/
Merira679/
Maruro677/
Morory675/
Mururo671/
Moroutrou671/

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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 Morura
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