Morello Surname

20,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Morello Surname Definition:

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

Morello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy12,7891:4,782521
United States4,2031:86,2389,740
Argentina3,3421:12,7901,162
Brazil1,5121:141,5845,403
France1,2161:54,6247,217
Spain6451:72,4846,384
Canada5201:70,8578,092
Australia4011:67,3218,011
Germany1701:473,56241,271
Peru1561:203,7449,344
Venezuela1441:209,7515,578
Philippines1401:723,13072,541
England1171:476,22330,919
Chile1131:155,8985,263
Switzerland1081:76,0468,868
Uruguay1071:32,0733,688
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Israel241:356,56829,419
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Panama91:434,6958,518
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales41:773,63329,106
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Morelló (24) are calculated separately.

Morello (288) may also be a first name.

Morello 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

Morello Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morello is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Morelló. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morello? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morello is the 20,954th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 279,838 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Morello live; 52 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent live in Italic Europe. Morello is also the 520,883rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 288 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 12,789 people, or 1 in 4,782. In Italy Morello is most frequent in: Sicily, where 29 percent live, Piedmont, where 23 percent live and Veneto, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Italy this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.

Morello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morello has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Morello last name rose 52,538 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morello Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Morello surname are 4.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morello earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.93% more than the national average, earning €42,022 per year; in Peru they earn 19.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,530 per year; in South Africa they earn 244.86% more than the national average, earning R 819,528 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $24,686,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.99% more than the national average, earning $49,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.61% more than the national average, earning $60,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morelló9524/
Moriello931,317/
Morrello93163/
Morzello9333/
Mourello9317/
Morellio9311/
Morellos935/
Moerello932/
Morellop931/
Morelllo931/
Morllo924/
Morriello88694/
Morziello8820/
Mourellos882/
Mourellou881/
Morillo86130,139/
Merello864,077/
Morella863,054/
Marello861,985/
Murello86485/
Morellá868/
Morrllo861/
Morellà861/
Morlo83523/
Morgillo802,940/
Morrillo801,337/
Mariello801,149/
Marrello80863/
Morillos80684/
Maurello80632/
Murzello80576/
Muriello80191/
Morzillo80161/
Morellas80123/
Marzello80122/
Morrella8088/
Morillot8059/
Morzella8039/
Moriella8037/
Morillio8030/
Mourillo8028/
Maroello8015/
Murrello8014/
Morilllo8013/
Merelllo806/
Moorella804/
Morrllio803/
Morellaz802/
Moruillo802/
Morellia802/
Merrello802/
Marellos801/
Morellat801/
Muirello801/
Maruello801/
Matrello801/
Marellio801/
Morillyo801/
Merellio801/
Marelloa801/
Morleo771,633/
Morlot771,625/
Morlio77699/
Morloy77432/
Morlla7775/
Merllo7763/
Murllo7718/
Morlos7718/
Marllo775/
Morlou773/
Morloh772/
Mourlo771/
Morloi771/
Morloz771/
Mauriello758,505/
Murriello7534/
Marziello7525/
Marriello7520/
Mourillot757/
Maurellio753/
Marzellou751/
Morilllio751/
Murillo71467,431/
Marella7117,395/
Morilla7114,435/
Merillo711,042/
Merella711,009/
Mourlot71329/
Marillo71201/
Murella71161/
Morglio7113/
Morlios7111/
Muryllo713/
Morloch712/
Muirllo712/
Meauriello711/
Morlous711/
Murrllo711/
Murzllo711/
Marllos711/
Morlott710/
Marlloy710/
Merlo6769,056/
Morla6718,726/
Morillas6710,025/
Maurillo672,494/
Marzella672,142/
Mariella671,900/
Marrella671,781/
Marlo671,594/
Murrillo671,186/
Murillos67881/
Matrella67709/
Murlo67345/
Maarella67231/
Maurella67172/
Muriella67168/
Marzillo67160/
Mourlhou6787/
Marillot6751/
Murillio6738/
Margillo6728/
Morillaz6727/
Murgillo6726/
Marylloh6723/
Mérillou6715/
Morillia6712/
Marrillo6711/
Morrilla6711/
Murilllo6710/
Mareella678/
Morzilla678/
Morlà677/
Morillat676/
Marellia676/
Matrillo675/
Muruillo674/
Merrillo674/
Muirillo674/
Morlá674/
Mourilla674/
Marellaa673/
Murzillo673/
Merillio673/
Maruillo672/
Morló672/
Marillio672/
Maerella671/
Maerillo671/
Morgilla671/
Murilloh671/
Marellas671/
Maruella671/
Mauryllo671/
Marillos671/
Motrilla671/
Morillad671/
Morehela671/
Murillyo671/
Mariollo671/
Moorloch670/

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