Moretta Surname
Approximately 5,059 people bear this surname
Moretta Surname Definition:
(Italian) Same as Morelli, q.v.
Moretta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,858 | 1:21,398 | 3,718 |
| Argentina | 847 | 1:50,464 | 4,265 |
| Ecuador | 434 | 1:36,649 | 4,088 |
| United States | 403 | 1:899,402 | 67,834 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Moretta (155) may also be a first name.
Moretta Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Same as Morelli, q.v.
Moretta Demographics
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Moretta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moretta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moretta has its highest incidence in Italy. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moretta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 94,194th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,440,511 people. The last name Moretta occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Moretta are found; 57 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent are found in Italic Europe. Moretta is also the 738,219th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 155 people.
The surname Moretta is most frequently held in Italy, where it is carried by 2,858 people, or 1 in 21,398. In Italy Moretta is primarily found in: Campania, where 39 percent live, Lazio, where 21 percent live and Abruzzo, where 14 percent live. Beside Italy Moretta is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent live and Ecuador, where 9 percent live.
Moretta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Moretta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moretta last name grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moretta Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Moretta last name are 13.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Moretta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning €35,658 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.43% less than the national average, earning R 191,472 per year; in United States they earn 20.63% more than the national average, earning $52,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.32% more than the national average, earning $56,797 CAD per year.
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