Moreaux Surname

85,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Moreaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moreaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,0851:16,2601,742
Belgium7721:14,8922,269
United States4511:803,67861,918
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Moreaux Last Name Facts

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

Moreaux is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreaux? popularity and diffusion

It is the 85,151st most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,285,735 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Moreaux live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Moreaux is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 4,085 people, or 1 in 16,260. In France Moreaux is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 24 percent live, Grand Est, where 21 percent live and Île-de-France, where 16 percent live. Outside of France Moreaux exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Moreaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moreaux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Moreaux last name rose 1,074 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moreaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moreaux last name are 12.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Moreaux earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $47,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.44% less than the national average, earning $48,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moureaux932,061/
Morieaux9313/
Morgeaux933/
Morieux86849/
Mareaux8620/
Marieaux801/
Mourieux801/
Marjaux7127/
Morioux7111/
Mareoux711/
Mourioux67225/
Marrieux671/
Mariux623/
Marjoux57132/
Mauryaxz534/

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