Moresu Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Moresu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moresu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3241:546,73726,707
India1071:7,168,835157,365
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591

Moresu (55) may also be a first name.

Moresu Last Name Facts

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

Moresu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Moresu.

How Common Is The Last Name Moresu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 684,148th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. Moresu is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Moresu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name in the world, held by 55 people.

The surname Moresu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 546,737. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bauchi, where 97 percent are found, Kaduna, where 2 percent are found and Adamawa, where 0 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Venezuela, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moreesu927/
Moreshu925/
Moreisau861/
Muresu83587/
Morisu83388/
Maresu83205/
Morasu8323/
Morezu8318/
Meresu8317/
Morosu833/
Morecu831/
Mouresutt805/
Moureysou801/
Moritsu77556/
Morishu77260/
Matresu7748/
Marescu7731/
Mareshu7719/
Maretsu7710/
Murgesu7710/
Moreaju779/
Morezzu778/
Morasui775/
Mărescu775/
Morezux774/
Maresiu774/
Morechu773/
Maressu771/
Mariesu771/
Morosau771/
Morreju771/
Mauresu771/
Maresau771/
Morezeu771/
Morezut771/
Margesu771/
Moureissou752/
Mourezut7134/
Masreshu7125/
Morisaux7123/
Morissau7111/
Morossou715/
Morezuth715/
Morisseu712/
Mourisou711/
Maretsou711/
Murgeshu711/
Morrisut710/
Marasu671,252/
Moriju67428/
Marezu67293/
Marisu67146/
Mourezuth6734/
Merosu6733/
Mourezutt6721/
Măreșescu6720/
Morissaud6719/
Moraissou6711/
Merezu679/
Marosu678/
Mareju676/
Merasu676/
Murisu675/
Morrisseu675/
Merisu674/
Morrissui673/
Murezu672/
Morozu672/
Morisů671/
Morazu671/
Morrisouy671/
Morrissuy671/
Morizu671/
Maresceux671/
Maredsous671/

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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
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  • 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 Moresu
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