Moreto Surname

55,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Moreto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moreto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru3,8811:8,1901,225
Brazil2,5871:82,7503,103
Philippines1,6871:60,01110,102
Tanzania2641:200,53617,113
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France1361:488,40268,701
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Spain1211:386,38021,365
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Moretó (16), Morêto (1) & Moréto (1) are calculated separately.

Moreto (996) may also be a first name.

Moreto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moreto (Arabic: موريتو) is carried by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Moretó, Morêto or Moréto. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moreto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,663rd most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 798,985 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Moreto live; 71 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Andean South America. Moreto is also the 255,009th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 996 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Peru, where it is carried by 3,881 people, or 1 in 8,190. In Peru it is most common in: Piura Region, where 40 percent reside, Cajamarca Region, where 27 percent reside and San Martín Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Peru this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 28 percent reside and The Philippines, where 18 percent reside.

Moreto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moreto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moreto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moreto last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moreto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 36.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,398 per year and in United States they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $44,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moretó9416/
Morêto941/
Moréto941/
Moretto9225,003/
Moresto9297/
Morreto9217/
Morieto9210/
Moureto927/
Moretho926/
Moretoo922/
Moreato921/
Moretos921/
Morretto8639/
Mouretou869/
Morettot862/
Morzetto861/
Morettto861/
Moreatto861/
Moreta8325,577/
Morito835,789/
Moroto831,737/
Mareto83431/
Moryto83368/
Mereto8364/
Mureto832/
Mourettos8020/
Mourettou801/
Moretta775,059/
Maretto772,355/
Moratto772,071/
Maretho77315/
Marreto77258/
Moratho77110/
Muretto7781/
Morotto7768/
Moritoy7755/
Morrato7742/
Moretau7738/
Marieto7734/
Moreita7726/
Morotho7724/
Morroto7719/
Moritto7717/
Maroeto7715/
Meretto7715/
Moirato779/
Mareito779/
Marheto778/
Morieta778/
Moristo777/
Mooroto776/
Moresta775/
Morrito774/
Murieto774/
Moretas773/
Maretou773/
Moretha773/
Moraito772/
Morreta772/
Moritou772/
Moreata772/
Mourito772/
Morioto772/
Mehreto771/
Moretaa771/
Mooreta771/
Mouroto771/
Maresto771/
Maretos771/
Morotoh771/
Moraato771/
Maretoa771/
Moroito771/
Moraeta771/
Merheto771/
Moraitou711,766/
Morretta71693/
Moreteau71268/
Marretto71236/
Marietto71219/
Marietou71164/
Mauretto7177/
Marzetto7161/
Morrotto7136/
Morietta7126/
Margetou7124/
Morzetta7113/
Margetto7110/
Morechta717/
Morrieta716/
Moriotto712/
Morratto711/
Mourieta711/
Morottou711/
Moraïtou711/
Morattho711/
Morattoh711/
Mourotoh711/
Moreatta710/
Morita67299,407/
Maroto6715,951/
Morata6714,552/
Morota677,291/
Mareta672,955/
Merito671,276/
Marito671,140/
Mereta67474/
Meroto67230/
Mureta67225/
Murito67139/
Morató67135/
Moryta6740/
Mariettou6725/
Moreteaud679/
Maryto672/
Moreteaux672/
Marethous671/
Morotó671/
Moratò671/
Mohrechta671/
Morrietta670/
Morestadt670/

Moreto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moreto in the Arabic language
موريتوmwrytw-

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Footnotes

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