Moreteau Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Moreteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moreteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2421:274,47442,205
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

The alternate forms: Moréteau (11) are calculated separately.

Moreteau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moreteau is most common in France. It can also be rendered as: Moréteau. For other possible spellings of Moreteau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreteau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 968,490th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name Moreteau occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Moreteau live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 274,474. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 49 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 35 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent are found. Barring France it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 4 percent are found and Ecuador, where 3 percent are found.

Moreteau Last Name Statistics demography

Moreteau earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 158.12% more than the national average, earning $111,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moréteau9611/
Moreteaud949/
Moreteaux942/
Moretau9338/
Mareteau882/
Moreta8625,577/
Moretta805,059/
Moreita8026/
Morieta808/
Moresta805/
Moretas803/
Moretha803/
Morreta802/
Moreata802/
Moretaa801/
Mooreta801/
Moraeta801/
Morretta75693/
Maretheu75243/
Mariteau7576/
Maroteau7528/
Morietta7526/
Morzetta7513/
Mouretou759/
Morechta757/
Morrieta756/
Mourieta751/
Moreatta750/
Morita71299,407/
Morata7114,552/
Moreto719,121/
Morota717,291/
Mareta712,955/
Mereta71474/
Mureta71225/
Moryta7140/
Moretó7116/
Mourettou711/
Mohrechta711/
Morrietta710/
Morestadt710/
Moretto6725,003/
Mereuta674,658/
Maretha671,164/
Maretta67892/
Marieta67804/
Margeta67726/
Moruita67365/
Meretta67254/
Morayta67212/
Muretta67210/
Marreta67145/
Moratta67119/
Maresta67117/
Maureta67104/
Murieta67101/
Moresto6797/
Morista6780/
Moratha6767/
Maretas6747/
Morotta6737/
Moroita6737/
Mahreta6731/
Marzeta6725/
Merreta6723/
Morreto6717/
Morotha6716/
Moraita6716/
Mourita6711/
Morieto6710/
Marateu678/
Maritau678/
Moureto677/
Moritta676/
Moretho676/
Maroeta674/
Muritau674/
Moritas674/
Muorata674/
Moritat673/
Maretou673/
Mareeta672/
Mureata672/
Murreta672/
Moretoo672/
Maraeta672/
Moritou672/
Morhata672/
Mareita671/
Maretat671/
Mereeta671/
Mhorata671/
Morrata671/
Moorata671/
Moreato671/
Moriota671/
Moretos671/
Morrita671/
Mureeta671/
Mureita671/
Muretha671/
Maretoa671/
Merieta671/
Moritha671/
Marheta671/

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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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  • 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 Moreteau
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