Morethson Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Morethson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morethson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1271:1,685,62555,239
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Morethson (20) may also be a first name.

Morethson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morethson occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morethson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,589,322nd most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Morethson are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America. Morethson is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 1,685,625. In Brazil it is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 40 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 29 percent are found and São Paulo, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Morethson
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