Moraitis Surname
Approximately 7,004 people bear this surname
Moraitis Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the word moraitis, which means 'Peloponnese'.
Moraitis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 5,651 | 1:1,961 | 121 |
| United States | 606 | 1:598,117 | 48,731 |
| Australia | 297 | 1:90,895 | 10,420 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Moraïtis (4) are calculated separately.
Moraitis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the word moraitis, which means 'Peloponnese'.
- markolaptooMoraitis Demographics
Average Male Moraitis Height
176.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Moraitis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moraitis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moraitis occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Moraïtis. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moraitis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 70,571st most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,040,483 people. The last name Moraitis is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Moraitis live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 5,651 people, or 1 in 1,961. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 42 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 11 percent reside and Central Greece, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece Moraitis exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Moraitis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moraitis has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Moraitis surname increased 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moraitis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Moraitis are 5.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.06% registered with the 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.
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Footnotes
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