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) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as a variant: Moréo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 135,269th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,192,403 people. Moreo is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Moreo are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 946,056th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 100 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,082 people, or 1 in 26,022. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Limpopo, where 1 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Moreo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moreo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moreo surname rose 1,363 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moreo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moreo surname are 18.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.79% registered with 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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