Moraitis Surname

70,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Moraitis Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the word moraitis, which means 'Peloponnese'.

Moraitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5,6511:1,961121
United States6061:598,11748,731
Australia2971:90,89510,420
Canada1081:341,16330,982
South Africa741:732,13151,520
France621:1,071,334116,831
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
England471:1,185,49155,443
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Albania41:728,51420,844
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Moraïtis (4) are calculated separately.

Moraitis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the word moraitis, which means 'Peloponnese'.

- markolaptoo

Moraitis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moraitis is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Moraïtis. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moraitis? popularity and diffusion

Moraitis is the 70,571st most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,040,483 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Moraitis are found; 81 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 5,651 people, or 1 in 1,961. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 42 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 11 percent reside and Central Greece, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Greece Moraitis exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Moraitis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moraitis has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Moraitis surname rose 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moraitis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moraitis last name are 5.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moraitis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 363.23% more than the national average, earning R 1,100,800 per year; in United States they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $52,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $51,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moraïtis964/
Morraitis9417/
Moraittis943/
Moraiti932,087/
Moratis93179/
Moritis9345/
Mouratis88511/
Moraites88196/
Moraytis8818/
Moraetis8816/
Muraitis8815/
Maraitis882/
Moraties881/
Moraitie881/
Morati86941/
Moriti86485/
Margaitis8251/
Moraystis821/
Moiriotis821/
Moratti802,817/
Mourati80403/
Morithi8096/
Moritie8083/
Morates8073/
Meritis8049/
Moraite8042/
Moritti8032/
Maraiti8030/
Muratis8023/
Moraity8023/
Maratis8018/
Moraita8016/
Moritio8010/
Moretis807/
Maritis806/
Meratis803/
Morriti803/
Morasti801/
Mooriti801/
Moritiz801/
Morgati801/
Morritti7584/
Moraetes7536/
Mauritis7528/
Marietis7519/
Mouraita7518/
Moreithi7510/
Morayati759/
Moratioa759/
Moraitje759/
Morashti757/
Moriotti755/
Maraitei755/
Marathis753/
Mourioti753/
Moriyati753/
Morgatti753/
Maratish752/
Margatis752/
Maritise752/
Moorithi752/
Moraytes752/
Marities751/
Marratis751/
Morajite751/
Morathti751/
Morraity751/
Morratti751/
Mousrati751/
Maritish751/
Moritich751/
Moritieh751/
Moreatti751/
Morattie750/
Morita71299,407/
Morata7114,552/
Marati714,464/
Moreti713,911/
Mariti712,505/
Morate711,392/
Morite71529/
Mouroutis71214/
Maraitehi7135/
Mariettis7115/
Margitish7114/
Mority7112/
Margaytis718/
Moraty713/
Morriyati713/
Morhayati713/
Moraté712/
Moréti711/
Maridttis711/
Margajtis711/
Mouretais711/
Maurituis711/
Mousratti711/
Morasstti711/
Moretti67100,228/
Maraite67529/
Mahrati67505/
Maraita67431/
Morathi67427/
Moruita67365/
Morgate67232/
Marasti67215/
Morayta67212/
Maritoi67211/
Morouti67190/
Marhati67160/
Maratti67136/
Maretis67124/
Moratta67119/
Maruiti6799/
Moratha6767/
Marrati6763/
Maraati6759/
Moritoy6755/
Morreti6750/
Maristi6745/
Mourata6741/
Moretes6741/
Morauta6738/
Moroita6737/
Meretis6737/
Masriti6736/
Maritti6734/
Moratte6728/
Marithi6727/
Moreita6726/
Moretic6725/
Mauriti6720/
Matraiotti6720/
Maarati6720/
Marites6720/
Mourita6711/
Maratih6710/
Marriti6710/
Mareati679/
Meritiz679/
Margiti676/
Morathe676/
Moritta676/
Moreite676/
Moriste676/
Marityi676/
Moratay675/
Merites675/
Moratty674/
Maratie674/
Moratai674/
Mareiti674/
Merates674/
Maritiz674/
Muorata674/
Maratiy673/
Moratoa672/
Moreata672/
Murates672/
Moresti672/
Morhata672/
Morhate672/
Morytie672/
Maritei672/
Maritie672/
Meritjs672/
Mourity671/
Maratic671/
Maratii671/
Marziti671/
Mhorata671/
Morataj671/
Moratee671/
Moratgi671/
Moreaty671/
Morrata671/
Morrate671/
Moorata671/
Moriete671/
Morathy671/
Moraste671/
Maritys671/
Matriti671/
Maritio671/
Mariyathis671/
Marauti671/
Maraity671/
Mouraty671/
Mourite671/
Moritte671/
Morrita671/
Moretie671/
Morayte671/
Morasshtti671/
Moratei671/
Morateş671/
Moraute671/
Moritec671/
Maritit671/
Moritet671/
Moritha671/
Morithy671/
Moretii671/
Merytis671/
Moriety670/
Morrity670/
Moritey670/
Moriter670/
Moiraty670/
Moirity670/
Morraty670/

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