Morentin Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Morentin Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name of the river Morantin in France.

It's possible that the name comes from the Romans, where Caesar built a camp near at the time of his conquest of Gaul and called it Roma Minor (Little Rome), apparently because of the resemblance of the plains of the city with the capital.

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Morentin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2941:159,02111,586
Mexico1921:646,49110,357
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
France641:1,037,855114,367
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: Morentín (1) are calculated separately.

Morentin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of the river Morantin in France.

It's possible that the name comes from the Romans, where Caesar built a camp near at the time of his conquest of Gaul and called it Roma Minor (Little Rome), apparently because of the resemblance of the plains of the city with the capital.

It comes from morant or morand, meaning 'steadfast' in old French. Or alternatively it could be of Germanic origin and meaning 'courage-raven'.

- morgan99

Morentin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morentin is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Morentín. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morentin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 456,743rd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Morentin live; 50 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 159,021. In Spain Morentin is mostly found in: Navarre, where 52 percent live, Basque Country, where 23 percent live and La Rioja, where 7 percent live. Outside of Spain this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Morentin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morentin last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

Morentin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.48% less than the national average, earning $42,080 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morentín961/
Morntin931/
Mornthin881/
Marentin881/
Morentim881/
Marentina828/
Marenting821/
Marntin801/
Marintin7527/
Marenten751/
Margintin716/
Maurintina678/
Mornten670/
Marntyn670/
Marinten50189/
Murinten506/
Marintem505/

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