Moruwa Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Moruwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 269 | 1:201,404 | 21,575 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Moruwa (12) may also be a first name.
Moruwa Demographics
Average Moruwa Salary in
South Africa
R 130,260
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Moruwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moruwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moruwa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Moruwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Moruwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moruwa is the 912,827th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Moruwa are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The last name Moruwa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 201,404. In South Africa Moruwa is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 77 percent are found, Limpopo, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Moruwa Last Name Statistics demography
Moruwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning R 130,260 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moruwai | 92 | 21 | / |
| Moruwat | 92 | 8 | / |
| Morouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mourouwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maruwa | 83 | 821 | / |
| Moruwo | 83 | 301 | / |
| Moruwe | 83 | 239 | / |
| Muruwa | 83 | 153 | / |
| Meruwa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Moriwa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Moruva | 83 | 11 | / |
| Moruwi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Moruba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Maruiwa | 77 | 165 | / |
| Maruwah | 77 | 53 | / |
| Marouwa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Morouba | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mhoriwa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Morueva | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mmeruwa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Marauwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Morowai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mauruwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Marujwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maruwai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muruwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muruhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maruwha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maruhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mereuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morriwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morowoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morowaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmereuwa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mmarauwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mauruwai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muruwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mourouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marrouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moruwets | 71 | 0 | / |
| Morroway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Meruva | 67 | 3,144 | / |
| Mariwa | 67 | 2,137 | / |
| Maruva | 67 | 849 | / |
| Maruwo | 67 | 630 | / |
| Maruba | 67 | 434 | / |
| Muruba | 67 | 373 | / |
| Maruwi | 67 | 173 | / |
| Morubi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Maruwe | 67 | 73 | / |
| Muruwe | 67 | 61 | / |
| Moriva | 67 | 47 | / |
| Morubo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Morowe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Moruvo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Morowo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Muruwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Muruva | 67 | 18 | / |
| Morube | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maerauwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Meriwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moriwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Morowi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahtrouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meruwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morowy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Moruwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis