Moruu Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Moruu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
Moruu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moruu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moruu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moruu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Moruu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Moruu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 697,130. In Uganda Moruu is most numerous in: Amudat District, where 52 percent are found, Moroto District, where 46 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and India, 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
- 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 Moruu
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