Morantin Surname

408,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Morantin Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name of the river Morantin in France.

It's possible that the name comes from the Romans, where Caesar built a camp near at the time of his conquest of Gaul and called it Roma Minor (Little Rome), apparently because of the resemblance of the plains of the city with the capital.

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Morantin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7181:92,51113,397
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Morantín (1) are calculated separately.

Morantin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of the river Morantin in France.

It's possible that the name comes from the Romans, where Caesar built a camp near at the time of his conquest of Gaul and called it Roma Minor (Little Rome), apparently because of the resemblance of the plains of the city with the capital.

It comes from morant or morand, meaning 'steadfast' in old French. Or alternatively it could be of Germanic origin and meaning 'courage-raven'.

- morgan99

Morantin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morantin is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Morantín. For other potential spellings of Morantin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morantin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 408,845th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,523,446 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Morantin reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 92,511. In France Morantin is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 63 percent are found, Brittany, where 24 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 6 percent are found. Not including France it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 12 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Morantin Last Name Statistics demography

Morantin earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.63% less than the national average, earning $27,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morantín961/
Morgantina891/
Morgantn884/
Merantin883/
Moranten881/
Marantin881/
Marantina8266/
Margantin8243/
Morganteen7821/
Margantina781/
Morantem751/
Maronting714/
Maranteng711/

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