Morelos Surname

23,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Morelos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morelos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico14,8051:8,384931
Colombia3,2991:14,4811,310
Philippines2,5171:40,2226,294
United States1,8581:195,08019,256
Panama1831:21,3781,406
Venezuela1381:218,8705,724
Canada371:995,82774,831
Greece171:651,75273,285
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Morelos (277) may also be a first name.

Morelos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morelos occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morelos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morelos is the 23,640th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 317,984 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Morelos live; 73 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Hispano-North America. Morelos is also the 533,704th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 277 people.

The surname Morelos is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 14,805 people, or 1 in 8,384. In Mexico Morelos is primarily concentrated in: México, where 17 percent reside, Puebla, where 10 percent reside and Mexico City, where 10 percent reside. Not including Mexico this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Morelos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morelos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Morelos last name grew 185,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morelos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morelos last name are 43.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morelos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 21.5% less than the national average, earning $17,821,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.41% less than the national average, earning $38,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning $44,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourelos93302/
Morrelos932/
Morelo9217,598/
Merelos86655/
Mourelo86553/
Morelus86398/
Moretlo86187/
Morelio8670/
Morelas8668/
Morelot8661/
Moralos8621/
Morielo8618/
Moreloy8614/
Morilos8611/
Marelos8610/
Morrelo867/
Moreloz867/
Morolos864/
Morelou862/
Morelho862/
Moreloa861/
Moreslo861/
Murelos861/
Mohrelo861/
Morallos804,840/
Margelos80328/
Morelius80249/
Morgello8064/
Marzelos8045/
Mourelas8016/
Moreillo8014/
Marielos808/
Morielio808/
Moralios807/
Maurelos806/
Marelous805/
Morrielo804/
Morhelio804/
Moreilio802/
Moreloch802/
Morralos802/
Mourelou802/
Marrelos802/
Morilhos801/
Marelhos801/
Mourelio801/
Mourelot801/
Morrelio801/
Morailos801/
Moraloos801/
Moralous800/
Morleo771,633/
Morela77291/
Morilo77105/
Marelo7740/
Mourgelas75277/
Margellos75194/
Mourzelas75110/
Moritello7527/
Morallios756/
Moricello751/
Marielous751/
Moralllos751/
Morilus711,020/
Merilos71446/
Mahrelo71358/
Merelas71349/
Morelia71347/
Maurelo71313/
Moralas71126/
Morilho7196/
Matrelo7193/
Morilio7170/
Marelus7158/
Margelo7153/
Marolos7152/
Morilas7136/
Marelas7119/
Marrelo7118/
Moreila7117/
Marielo7116/
Morgilo7112/
Morélot7110/
Mourilo717/
Marilos717/
Morrilo716/
Marelou716/
Moreela715/
Moretla715/
Mourela714/
Mereloz714/
Maretlo714/
Morrela713/
Moriloo713/
Moreala712/
Moriolo712/
Marzelo712/
Marhelo712/
Morolas712/
Morelha712/
Moraloz712/
Merolos711/
Mareilo711/
Moriela711/
Morilou711/
Morylou711/
Morzela711/
Murelus711/
Moroilo711/
Mareloi711/
Morgillo672,940/
Morallas67464/
Marelius67164/
Morilhas67143/
Margelou67128/
Morhailo6759/
Margello6752/
Mourgela6750/
Morgaylo6737/
Maurelio6735/
Morilias6735/
Maurelus6727/
Marzelou6721/
Murelius6720/
Marzelas6716/
Morgilio6714/
Marallos6711/
Marelhas678/
Marielou676/
Mariolos676/
Moralias676/
Matrelot674/
Mareelot674/
Morgailo672/
Moreilla672/
Moruillo672/
Morhillo672/
Moralloz672/
Merallos672/
Maureloi671/
Marreloo671/
Merelias671/
Morielaz671/
Morreala671/
Mouralas671/
Moreelat671/
Maureelo671/
Maureilo671/
Maralios671/
Moureila671/
Moureyla671/
Morralas671/
Morgella671/
Morailas671/
Moraillo671/
Morehela671/
Morelhat671/
Murgelas671/
Morrilas671/
Moralhas671/
Mareilio671/
Marylois670/

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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 Morelos
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