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
The last name Moruwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moruwa? popularity and diffusion
Moruwa is the 912,827th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. Moruwa is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Moruwa reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 201,404. In South Africa Moruwa is mostly found in: North West, where 77 percent live, Limpopo, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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
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