Moruso Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Moruso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Moruso (9) may also be a first name.
Moruso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moruso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moruso is most common in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moruso? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moruso is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Moruso are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moruso is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 9 people.
This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live and Spain, where 17 percent live.
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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 Moruso
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