Moerat Surname

444,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moerat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moerat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7351:73,7119,169
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England101:5,571,806158,774
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Moerat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moerat is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moerat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 444,536th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,488,992 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Moerat reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 735 people, or 1 in 73,711. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 88 percent live, Gauteng, where 8 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent live. Aside from South Africa Moerat occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Moerat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moerat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moerat last name contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moerat Last Name Statistics demography

Moerat earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.76% more than the national average, earning R 327,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerats9211/
Moeratt924/
Moeratz922/
Merat914,506/
Morat912,370/
Moera9164/
Moerrath862/
Morath832,997/
Moorat831,833/
Mehrat831,103/
Mourat83604/
Meyrat83541/
Merath83384/
Mohrat83348/
Moerad83214/
Morait83153/
Meerat83124/
Meurat8382/
Moraut8380/
Meraut8348/
Maerat8338/
Mohera8330/
Moratt8326/
Moirat8326/
Moerai8315/
Meraat838/
Meratt838/
Morhat837/
Merhat837/
Mierat836/
Merrat835/
Moraht835/
Moeras834/
Muerat834/
Meirat834/
Morrat834/
Moerau833/
Moraat832/
Mojrat831/
Merait831/
Moyrat831/
Moradt831/
Moratd831/
Moerza831/
Moreat830/
Moethrath804/
Moherai771,068/
Merhaut77556/
Mourrat77201/
Maoirat77116/
Mayerat77112/
Meharat77106/
Meyrath77106/
Merrath7791/
Maherat7764/
Mourait7752/
Mawerat7741/
Meyarat7726/
Meirath7718/
Mojarat7716/
Mourath7716/
Mourhat7711/
Mehrath779/
Meirate779/
Mouraut777/
Mourats777/
Moorath776/
Mheirat775/
Mouhrat773/
Maiorat773/
Meerath773/
Merratt772/
Mohetra772/
Mherrat772/
Mayorat771/
Meurath771/
Mooraat771/
Mojirat771/
Maerate771/
Maaerat771/
Mousrat771/
Mohrath771/
Meusrat771/
Merrait771/
Meiratz771/
Moorrat771/
Moherad771/
Meeratt771/
Morratt770/
Morrath770/
Morad7376,279/
Murat7350,593/
Merad7315,357/
Marat734,984/
Maera731,427/
Morot731,252/
Merot731,020/
Mérat73116/
Moero733/
Morát732/
Meeraath7133/
Mehrrath7118/
Mourraut719/
Mourrats715/
Meiraitė714/
Maheraut713/
Mohrhadt712/
Mouratch712/
Meerhaut712/
Meiraitt712/
Maheirat711/
Mujeerat711/
Morahath711/
Moerhout711/
Meiraite711/
Mouerrad711/
Morheath710/
Mourad6769,482/
Marath675,051/
Merrad673,978/
Mourot673,881/
Murgat673,134/
Mahera672,763/
Meraid671,981/
Murate671,399/
Maurat671,307/
Maarat67864/
Musrat67747/
Mahrat67737/
Moorad67666/
Mairat67590/
Mehrad67589/
Moradh67575/
Meraud67496/
Maherault67475/
Moraud67474/
Maraat67423/
Mauhourat67406/
Marrat67227/
Mejrad67206/
Meroth67203/
Mharat67198/
Muratt67185/
Murath67165/
Mutrat67164/
Marait67145/
Morrad67127/
Moirot67123/
Marhat67116/
Mujrat6789/
Morrot6788/
Morott6788/
Mereut6787/
Maraut6752/
Murrat6736/
Mourratts6736/
Merrot6734/
Maratt6733/
Mörath6732/
Mohira6728/
Meradh6724/
Moroth6723/
Meuthrath6723/
Murait6721/
Moraad6719/
Mouratova6717/
Mouyra6716/
Mouira6713/
Mourhatch6710/
Murats679/
Muhrat678/
Meerad678/
Moráth678/
Muurat677/
Mareat677/
Majrat676/
Meread676/
Meirad675/
Moraid675/
Mayrat675/
Moradd675/
Moirad674/
Mijrat674/
Mejeraitė674/
Majourhat674/
Maerad674/
Maoyra673/
Morhad673/
Maerai673/
Meerot673/
Maeraz672/
Mierot672/
Murzat672/
Mohero672/
Moruot672/
Muraat672/
Muradt672/
Maaera672/
Meurad672/
Merott671/
Maeray671/
Maerea671/
Maerga671/
Mheitratt671/
Murast671/
Mohrot671/
Moyrad671/
Morzad671/
Moreit671/
Meráth671/
Meraad671/
Muerad671/
Mohrad671/
Murhat671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moerat
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