Morello Surname
Approximately 26,042 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 12,789 | 1:4,782 | 521 |
| United States | 4,203 | 1:86,238 | 9,740 |
| Argentina | 3,342 | 1:12,790 | 1,162 |
| Brazil | 1,512 | 1:141,584 | 5,403 |
| France | 1,216 | 1:54,624 | 7,217 |
| Spain | 645 | 1:72,484 | 6,384 |
| Canada | 520 | 1:70,857 | 8,092 |
| Australia | 401 | 1:67,321 | 8,011 |
| Germany | 170 | 1:473,562 | 41,271 |
| Peru | 156 | 1:203,744 | 9,344 |
| Venezuela | 144 | 1:209,751 | 5,578 |
| Philippines | 140 | 1:723,130 | 72,541 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| Chile | 113 | 1:155,898 | 5,263 |
| Switzerland | 108 | 1:76,046 | 8,868 |
| Uruguay | 107 | 1:32,073 | 3,688 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
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.
Morello Demographics
Average Male Morello Height
175.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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