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

The surname Moreaux is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreaux? popularity and diffusion

It is the 85,151st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,285,735 people. Moreaux occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Moreaux reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 4,085 people, or 1 in 16,260. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 24 percent are found, Grand Est, where 21 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found. Barring France this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Moreaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moreaux has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,074 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moreaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moreaux last name are 12.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.87% being registered to vote for 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

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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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