Morantes Surname

61,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Morantes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morantes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia4,0991:11,6551,160
Venezuela2,8391:10,639979
Mexico5921:209,6735,551
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Philippines1111:912,05682,078
Panama931:42,0672,183
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Ecuador691:230,5208,255
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Morantes (12) may also be a first name.

Morantes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morantes is found most in Colombia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morantes? popularity and diffusion

Morantes is the 61,160th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 886,347 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Morantes are found; 86 percent are found in South America and 84 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Morantes is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is carried by 4,099 people, or 1 in 11,655. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Norte de Santander Department, where 35 percent reside, Santander Department, where 23 percent reside and Capital District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Colombia this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 35 percent reside and Mexico, where 7 percent reside.

Morantes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morantes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Morantes surname expanded 8,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morantes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morantes last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morantes earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $21,098,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $41,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourantes941/
Morante9332,895/
Morgante886,629/
Marantes88322/
Morantte88117/
Merantes8892/
Morantez8829/
Morontes8824/
Morantis888/
Mourante886/
Moranter882/
Motrante881/
Morantee881/
Moreintes821/
Marante802,394/
Moranta801,078/
Moranti80305/
Moronte8055/
Moranty8030/
Moramte801/
Morganti7512,819/
Marantis75101/
Mouronte7574/
Marantie7524/
Marrante7522/
Maurante7519/
Marantea7511/
Morganty7510/
Morantai758/
Margante757/
Merantis755/
Moreanti754/
Marantez752/
Moronter751/
Maramnte751/
Moreinte751/
Merantez751/
Morantti751/
Moreanty750/
Morranty750/
Marantet750/
Mauranter7130/
Morgantti7128/
Maharante712/
Morrantti712/
Moiranthi711/
Mareintes711/
Moronta6710,148/
Maranta671,118/
Maranti67681/
Moronti67164/
Maranty6713/
Moronty675/
Marantá671/
Maronte671/
Marasinthe671/
Marhantter671/

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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
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  • 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 Morantes
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