Muorah Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Muorah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muorah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muorah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muorah is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Muorah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muorah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,471,719th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Muorah live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Muorah is most common in: Lagos, where 25 percent reside, Enugu, where 19 percent reside and Niger, where 19 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mujora8368/
Muhora8347/
Muarah8325/
Muyora833/
Mauora832/
Muhoray7745/
Muhorha7727/
Mujorra778/
Muhoora775/
Mauorga772/
Muharah771/
Mujiarah7115/
Mauhorat713/
Muiyoroh711/
Muhoro677,226/
Mujoro671,056/
Muhara67732/
Mauhourat67406/
Mihora6747/
Muyoro6746/
Mouara6729/
Muaroh6718/
Mauara679/
Moeara678/
Mueara670/

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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 Muorah
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