Moruri Surname

108,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moruri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moruri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,0251:15,2661,839
South Africa1,0731:50,4926,407
Lesotho1931:10,5312,394
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Moruri (464) may also be a first name.

Moruri Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Moruri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 108,017th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,689,670 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moruri reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 395,684th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 464 people.

The surname Moruri is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 3,025 people, or 1 in 15,266. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 35 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 31 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Lesotho, where 4 percent reside.

Moruri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Moruri earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.63% less than the national average, earning R 169,608 per year and in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motruri924/
Moiruri921/
Morauri921/
Morouri921/
Moruris920/
Maruri836,482/
Moriri831,727/
Mururi831,278/
Morure8385/
Morura8383/
Morori8370/
Meruri834/
Mourouris801/
Muiruri7745,575/
Masruri773,986/
Marouri77617/
Marurai77299/
Marauri77281/
Mahruri77122/
Morieri7795/
Mororai7748/
Marruri7731/
Marzuri7718/
Murauri7717/
Maaruri7715/
Maruuri7714/
Maruris7711/
Moroury7710/
Moroura776/
Muruiri774/
Morirei774/
M'Eruri774/
Mururui774/
Morrure772/
Merurai772/
Mororie772/
Merouri771/
Mururgi771/
Moruraj771/
Mouriri771/
Murruri771/
Marueri771/
Moreura771/
Mororoi771/
Murguri771/
Mororui771/
Mgaruri771/
Marguri771/
Mhururi771/
Marurit771/
Maururi771/
Morriri771/
Marhuri771/
Marurie770/
Masrouri71353/
Mouriere7182/
Mahrouri7137/
Morhirhi7110/
Marzhuri717/
Mmuiruri714/
Matrusri714/
Muiruiri714/
Morrieri713/
Maarouri712/
Mehrouri711/
Merrouri711/
Marzouri711/
Maurouri711/
Matrouri711/
Margurio711/
Mathruri711/
Marure671,086/
Marura671,063/
Murori67435/
Marori67198/
Murura67131/
Morora6766/
Morore6747/
Marury6734/
Murure6723/
Morire6713/
Mourriere676/
Morory675/

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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 Moruri
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