Moreo Surname

135,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Moreo Surname User-submission:

The Moreo surname means 'all people have where they come from'.

Moreo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0821:26,0223,327
Italy4091:149,52723,410
United States3681:984,94373,005
Botswana2041:10,7202,004
Spain1351:346,31119,910
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

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

Moreo (100) may also be a first name.

Moreo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Moreo surname means 'all people have where they come from'.

- kagisomoreo

Moreo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moreo (Russian: Морео) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Moréo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,269th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,192,403 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Moreo live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 946,056th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 100 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,082 people, or 1 in 26,022. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Limpopo, where 1 percent live. Aside from South Africa Moreo occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Moreo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moreo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moreo last name increased 1,363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moreo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moreo are 18.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moreo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 59.46% less than the national average, earning €12,175 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.7% less than the national average, earning R 88,632 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.58% more than the national average, earning $29,872,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,892 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moréo931/
Morreo91112/
Moreoa9178/
Moereo9122/
Moreho9120/
Moreao913/
Moreou912/
Morheo911/
Morieo911/
Motreo911/
Moreos911/
Mooreo911/
Moureou8311/
Morehod835/
Morehou832/
Morreao831/
Moyreou831/
Moreiyo831/
Morejjo831/
Morea807,655/
Morio807,002/
Mureo80358/
Mareo80251/
Moryo80221/
Mereo8093/
Morjo806/
Morehous7786/
Morehoot771/
Morijo73424/
Moriot73245/
Matreo73203/
Mourio73191/
Morrea73133/
Morrio7376/
Moreea7372/
Marreo7346/
Morios7345/
Moriea7334/
Maereo7321/
Mureho7317/
Moorea7316/
Morjeu7316/
Mareho7312/
Mourea739/
Morgio738/
Moreha737/
Margeo737/
Moriho737/
Morioh737/
Mereao735/
Marzeo734/
Merreo733/
Murreo733/
Mareos733/
Morgea733/
Marieo732/
Murieo732/
Moirio732/
Mareou732/
Mahreo731/
Morjot731/
Mureos731/
Mouräo731/
Morjio731/
Mareao731/
Moriop731/
Morioy731/
Morioz731/
Morzio731/
Moorio731/
Moirea731/
Mereou731/
Mareeo731/
Morioo731/
Morjoh731/
Mohrio731/
Morhea730/
Moorehous7116/
Morijoi67402/
Mouriot6768/
Morriot6710/
Morjeau6710/
Moreiea678/
Mareiyo676/
Morrioe674/
Marehou674/
Morugio674/
Morrios673/
Moraayo673/
Moraiyo673/
Marreoo672/
Marehoi672/
Marrreo672/
Morijoy672/
Mareoux671/
Marreeo671/
Mhorijo671/
Morehad671/
Moreija671/
Moreiya671/
Morriea671/
Moorhea671/
Morehaa671/
Morayjo671/
Mereiyo671/
Mereijo671/
Morjois670/
Mattreo670/

Moreo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moreo in the Russian language
Мореоmoreo-

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