Moresta Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Moresta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moresta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moresta (47) may also be a first name.

Moresta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moresta is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moresta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Moresta is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Moresta live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 47 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Moresta is most prevalent in: Kapchorwa District, where 50 percent reside and Kween District, where 50 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 20 percent reside and Poland, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moreta9225,577/
Morestadt880/
Moretta865,059/
Maresta86117/
Moresto8697/
Morista8680/
Meresta8650/
Moretau8638/
Moreita8626/
Morieta868/
Moretas863/
Moretha863/
Morreta862/
Moreata862/
Moreste862/
Moresti862/
Moretaa861/
Mooreta861/
Morretta80693/
Moreteau80268/
Mariesta8047/
Morietta8026/
Marestha8025/
Morzetta8013/
Meriesta8012/
Marestay809/
Morechta807/
Morrieta806/
Morethea806/
Märestad805/
Morishta805/
Morestti802/
Mourieta801/
Morester801/
Marestad801/
Morested800/
Moreatta800/
Morita77299,407/
Moreto779,121/
Mareta772,955/
Moryta7740/
Moretó7716/
Moristast7518/
Moreteaud759/
Moreteaux752/
Mouretais751/
Mohrechta751/
Morrietta750/
Moretto7125,003/
Maretha711,164/
Maretta71892/
Marieta71804/
Margeta71726/
Marista71593/
Moruita71365/
Morayta71212/
Maresti71182/
Marreta71145/
Maureta71104/
Maretas7147/
Moroita7137/
Mahreta7131/
Merista7128/
Merasta7126/
Marzeta7125/
Morreto7117/
Moraita7116/
Mareste7115/
Mourita7111/
Murista7110/
Morieto7110/
Moureto717/
Moristo717/
Moritta716/
Moretho716/
Moriste716/
Moretão715/
Moritas714/
Moritat713/
Marasta713/
Mareeta712/
Moretoo712/
Mareita711/
Maresty711/
Maretat711/
Moreato711/
Moriota711/
Moretos711/
Maresto711/
Morrita711/
Maretoa711/
Moritha711/
Marheta711/
Mureste710/
Marietta673,556/
Marretta67989/
Marzetta67950/
Maristha67198/
Marester67156/
Marishta67146/
Margetta67108/
Matreata6759/
Morretto6739/
Maristad6739/
Marietha6736/
Mahareta6735/
Maristas6724/
Marretha6722/
Marrieta6722/
Mouraita6718/
Mauretta6715/
Marettha6713/
Margetaj6712/
Maerista6711/
Mutrista6711/
Moréteau6711/
Mouretou679/
Moraitas676/
Marhetta675/
Mariesti675/
Mareetta673/
Maurista672/
Morettot672/
Mareteau672/
Marhetha672/
Marestte671/
Margetha671/
Marreita671/
Masretta671/
Morzetto671/
Morettto671/
Marietah671/
Maretioa671/
Moreatto671/
Mareatta670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moresta
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