Moretti Surname

5,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Moretti Surname Definition:

(Italian) Same as Morelli, q.v.

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Moretti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy66,6221:91823
Brazil12,9821:16,490829
United States5,4431:66,5927,768
Argentina5,2721:8,108803
France4,1201:16,1221,728
Australia7911:34,1294,498
Canada7541:48,8675,930
Switzerland6091:13,4862,227
Peru5951:53,4194,436
England3011:185,11016,566
Germany2791:288,55029,983
Russia2651:543,86149,148
Venezuela2211:136,6704,382
Spain1911:244,77515,782
Chile1791:98,4163,719
Uruguay1431:23,9982,805
San Marino1251:26666
Belgium1191:96,61014,836
Luxembourg1191:4,879696
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Austria1041:81,87912,272
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Croatia451:93,96915,353
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Ecuador421:378,7119,777
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Greece381:291,57342,990
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Benin281:369,12927,947
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Estonia191:69,56912,771
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Monaco101:3,707328
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Panama61:652,04310,051
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
China51:273,464,31313,838
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Grenada11:108,5351,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Morettí (1) are calculated separately.

Moretti (1,297) may also be a first name.

Moretti Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Same as Morelli, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname originated from Jewish Immigrants to Italia in 1500s. The travelers had to choose a surname, so they mixed some Italian words with Jewish words and names. With this mix, they created names that translate to 'dark haired', although they wanted to mean 'dark skinned workers', since they didn't have much knowledge about the language. Some of this names were Moretti, Mordoue, Mordoy, Morita, Moriyadi, Moriyada, Morit, among others.

- fernanda3moreti

Moretti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moretti (Russian: Моретти) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Morettí. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moretti? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moretti is the 5,640th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,710 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Moretti live; 67 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent live in Italic Europe. Moretti is also the 218,571st most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,297 people.

The surname Moretti is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 66,622 people, or 1 in 918. In Italy Moretti is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 27 percent are found, Lazio, where 17 percent are found and Tuscany, where 10 percent are found. Other than Italy this surname occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Moretti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moretti has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 28,647 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,010 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moretti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Moretti last name is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Moretti surname are 0.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moretti earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 10.87% less than the national average, earning €26,765 per year; in Peru they earn 31.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,466 per year; in South Africa they earn 71.86% more than the national average, earning R 408,408 per year; in Colombia they earn 41% more than the national average, earning $32,009,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $49,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.79% more than the national average, earning $61,006 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morettí951/
Morretti93206/
Morettie9328/
Mouretti933/
Morestti932/
Morettio931/
Moreatti931/
Mooretti931/
Moreti923,911/
Morrettie880/
Moretta865,059/
Maretti862,826/
Morette861,889/
Moretty86111/
Morreti8650/
Morethi8645/
Moritti8632/
Moretis867/
Moresti862/
Moretet861/
Moretie861/
Moretii861/
Morretta80693/
Marretti80295/
Mourette80160/
Moriette80112/
Morritti8084/
Mauretti8055/
Morgette8044/
Morettes8036/
Moretter8032/
Morrette8032/
Morietta8026/
Moretich8014/
Morzetta8013/
Moreithi8010/
Marhetti807/
Moriotti805/
Marettei801/
Morzette801/
Mmaretti801/
Motrette800/
Moreatta800/
Moreta7725,577/
Morete773,760/
Mareti77652/
Moriti77485/
Morety7744/
Moréti771/
Moretj771/
Moraittis753/
Marzettie752/
Marzietti751/
Mouretais751/
Mautretti750/
Morrietta750/
Moraiti712,087/
Marette711,354/
Maretta71892/
Morethe71500/
Maresti71182/
Maretis71124/
Morithi7196/
Marreti7192/
Moritie7183/
Maretty7178/
Moritis7145/
Moretes7141/
Maritti7134/
Marheti7133/
Moreita7126/
Morrete7121/
Maretie7111/
Moritio7110/
Marethi719/
Morieta718/
Moritta716/
Mourete716/
Moreite716/
Morethy715/
Mareiti714/
Morriti713/
Maareti713/
Moretha713/
Morreta712/
Moreata712/
Moreste712/
Morytie712/
Moretez711/
Maredti711/
Mareyti711/
Moreaty711/
Moretaa711/
Mooreta711/
Mooriti711/
Moriete711/
Maretei711/
Moritiz711/
Marzeti711/
Mareuti711/
Moritte711/
Morrety711/
Moritet711/
Moriety710/
Mariotti6728,424/
Mariette677,832/
Moraitis677,004/
Marietta673,556/
Maurette671,497/
Marretta67989/
Marzetta67950/
Marzette67746/
Maretich67140/
Morretes6793/
Meurette6750/
Marrette6741/
Mauritti6728/
Mahareti6720/
Moraytis6718/
Marettha6713/
Margette6710/
Morethes6710/
Marietty6710/
Morrieta676/
Morethea676/
Marhetta675/
Mareetta673/
Mourioti673/
Moorithi672/
Marzetii671/
Marestte671/
Maretter671/
Moretaya671/
Moritaia671/
Morreate671/
Mourieta671/
Morester671/
Mourethe671/
Margetiæ671/
Marethiy671/
Moritich671/
Moritieh671/
Marietie671/
Maretioa671/
Moraitie671/
Mourethy671/
Morriety670/
Morieyty670/
Morested670/
Mareatta670/

Moretti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moretti in the Russian language
Мореттиmoretti-

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Moretti Reference & Research

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