Morelli Surname

8,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Morelli Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of little More, a pet form of Amore (love) or of Mauro (a Moor); the small, dark-complexioned man.

Morelli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy41,7141:1,46664
United States9,1851:39,4624,865
Brazil5,9341:36,0761,491
Argentina5,0631:8,442830
France2,4431:27,1893,274
Canada1,0421:35,3604,518
Australia6181:43,6825,540
Switzerland3751:21,9013,488
England3671:151,82014,489
Uruguay2571:13,3531,505
Spain2361:198,10213,616
Germany2011:400,52536,990
Chile1991:88,5253,420
Venezuela1621:186,4455,247
Colombia1381:346,1896,074
Belgium1281:89,81813,955
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Mexico831:1,495,49616,204
Northern Ireland801:23,0632,647
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Wales711:43,5854,199
Costa Rica691:69,2761,373
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Peru631:504,51014,225
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Lebanon531:106,3606,164
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Finland431:127,83012,225
Israel361:237,71222,042
Austria331:258,04330,255
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Czechia121:886,12273,425
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
China51:273,464,31313,838
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
San Marino11:33,214932
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Morelli (713) may also be a first name.

Morelli Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of little More, a pet form of Amore (love) or of Mauro (a Moor); the small, dark-complexioned man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Morelli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morelli (Arabic: موريللي, Russian: Морелли) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morelli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,212th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Morelli reside; 61 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 309,270th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 713 people.

The surname Morelli is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 41,714 people, or 1 in 1,466. In Italy Morelli is most prevalent in: Tuscany, where 19 percent live, Lazio, where 17 percent live and Lombardy, where 15 percent live. Other than Italy it occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Morelli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morelli has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morelli last name increased 91,850 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,039 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 800 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Morelli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Jewish (75%) in Russia and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Morelli are 3.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morelli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning €31,103 per year; in Peru they earn 123.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,384 per year; in South Africa they earn 162.11% more than the national average, earning R 622,872 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.16% less than the national average, earning $16,763,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morrelli93329/
Morielli93310/
Morellis9370/
Mourelli9320/
Morellio9311/
Morzelli934/
Morelliz934/
Morellie933/
Morellia932/
Moreelli931/
Morlli924/
Morrellis881/
Marelli8615,239/
Morelle865,535/
Morella863,054/
Merelli862,376/
Murelli861,288/
Morelly86134/
Morilli8647/
Morellá868/
Morli83133/
Maurelli801,781/
Mourelle801,538/
Marrelli801,454/
Morellet80742/
Maruelli80517/
Marzelli80261/
Morzilli80247/
Marielli80157/
Morzelle8092/
Morrella8088/
Merrelli8058/
Maroelli8054/
Morgilli8051/
Morrelle8040/
Morzella8039/
Moriella8037/
Morelles8036/
Morillio8030/
Murielli8028/
Morielle8019/
Morrelly8016/
Morillia8012/
Matrelli8012/
Maarelli8010/
Marellia806/
Moorella804/
Morrllio803/
Marellis802/
Murrelli802/
Mourelly802/
Masrelli801/
Moreelle801/
Morellez801/
Morielly801/
Marellio801/
Marellli801/
Meurelli801/
Morrilli800/
Morillis800/
Morlio77699/
Morhli77382/
Merlli77191/
Morlla7775/
Morlia7775/
Moerli7744/
Morlie7729/
Morlai7721/
Moorli7716/
Morlis778/
Morlle777/
Marlli777/
Mourli772/
Morlei772/
Morrli772/
Mosrli772/
Murlli771/
Mohrli771/
Morloi771/
Morlly770/
Marzielli7540/
Morrelles7514/
Moitrelle757/
Marrellis756/
Maurellio753/
Maurrelli752/
Marrielli752/
Mourelles752/
Maurellis752/
Mariellie751/
Marrellli751/
Morrelley751/
Morilllio751/
Mourielly751/
Mariellia751/
Marella7117,395/
Morilla7114,435/
Morille711,619/
Merelle71824/
Marilli71507/
Morlais71230/
Moerlie71180/
Marelle71162/
Murella71161/
Morilly71135/
Marelly71127/
Merilli7152/
Morrlle7135/
Mérelle7124/
Murelle7118/
Murilli717/
Morllay715/
Merllie713/
Morlles713/
Morhlia712/
Marllis712/
Morlley711/
Morliey711/
Mourlle711/
Marellí711/
Mourlai711/
Mourlie711/
Morllet711/
Morrlly711/
Moorlie711/
Morhlis711/
Murelly711/
Morller710/
Moorlia710/
Marllia710/
Marllie710/
Morla6718,726/
Merli6714,770/
Murli672,642/
Morle672,314/
Marzella672,142/
Mariella671,900/
Marrella671,781/
Marzilli671,550/
Marli671,067/
Murielle671,023/
Murzilli67651/
Maarella67231/
Maurella67172/
Marielle67170/
Muriella67168/
Maurilli6798/
Marzelle6790/
Murrelle6779/
Mourille6777/
Maurelle6752/
Morly6750/
Morrilly6742/
Mutrelle6741/
Marillia6740/
Murillio6738/
Maruelle6724/
Matrelle6720/
Marillai6719/
Morlé6715/
Marielly6711/
Morrilla6711/
Morilles6711/
Merielle6710/
Mareella678/
Morzilla678/
Maurelly678/
Mariolli677/
Märli676/
Morlá674/
Mourilla674/
Morlè674/
Marellaa673/
Merrelle673/
Marrelle673/
Moriolle672/
Morrille672/
Marillio672/
Marzelly672/
Murelles672/
Murillia672/
Maarelly671/
Marillie671/
Marrelly671/
Murellez671/
Moriller671/
Maríllia671/
Morillet671/
Morillyo671/
Morehela671/
Marelloa671/
Muruelle671/
Marelles671/
Marelley670/
Mureller670/

Morelli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morelli in the Russian language
Мореллиmorelli-
Morelli in the Arabic language
موريلليmwrylly-

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Morelli Reference & Research

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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 Morelli
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