Moretto Surname

21,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Moretto Surname User-submission:

The Moretto surname means 'black man'.

Moretto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy12,9111:4,737512
Brazil7,4441:28,7581,236
France1,5401:43,1325,442
United States9351:387,65734,118
Argentina9161:46,6633,939
Canada4201:87,7289,696
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Uruguay1311:26,1973,047
Germany861:936,11065,790
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
England691:807,50843,459
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Austria91:946,15970,786
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
San Marino11:33,214932
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Moretto (312) may also be a first name.

Moretto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Moretto surname means 'black man'.

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Moretto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moretto (Russian: Моретто) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Moretto.

How Common Is The Last Name Moretto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moretto is the 21,750th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 291,467 people. The surname Moretto occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Moretto are found; 52 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent are found in Italic Europe. Moretto is also the 497,456th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 312 people.

Moretto is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 12,911 people, or 1 in 4,737. In Italy it is mostly found in: Veneto, where 56 percent are found, Piedmont, where 15 percent are found and Lombardy, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Italy Moretto exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 30 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Moretto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moretto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moretto last name rose 93,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moretto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moretto surname are 6.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.9% registered with the party.

The amount Moretto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.31% less than the national average, earning €27,534 per year; in Peru they earn 41.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,308 per year; in United States they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning $46,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.98% more than the national average, earning $57,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morretto9339/
Morettot932/
Morzetto931/
Morettto931/
Moreatto931/
Moreto929,121/
Mourettos8820/
Mourettou881/
Moretta865,059/
Maretto862,355/
Moratto862,071/
Moresto8697/
Muretto8681/
Morotto8668/
Morreto8617/
Moritto8617/
Meretto8615/
Morieto8610/
Moureto867/
Moretho866/
Moretoo862/
Moreato861/
Moretos861/
Morretta80693/
Marretto80236/
Marietto80219/
Mauretto8077/
Marzetto8061/
Morrotto8036/
Morietta8026/
Morzetta8013/
Margetto8010/
Mouretou809/
Moriotto802/
Morratto801/
Morottou801/
Morattho801/
Morattoh801/
Moreatta800/
Moreta7725,577/
Morito775,789/
Moroto771,737/
Mareto77431/
Moryto77368/
Mereto7764/
Moretó7716/
Mureto772/
Morêto771/
Moréto771/
Mariettou7525/
Morrietta750/
Morestadt750/
Marotto712,505/
Merotto711,482/
Maretta71892/
Maretho71315/
Marreto71258/
Meretta71254/
Muretta71210/
Moratta71119/
Moratho71110/
Maratto7180/
Moritoy7155/
Morrato7142/
Moretau7138/
Morotta7137/
Marieto7134/
Moreita7126/
Morotho7124/
Morroto7119/
Meritto7119/
Maroeto7115/
Maritto7111/
Moirato719/
Mareito719/
Marheto718/
Morieta718/
Moristo717/
Mooroto716/
Moritta716/
Moresta715/
Morrito714/
Murieto714/
Moretas713/
Moritat713/
Maretou713/
Moretha713/
Muritto712/
Moraito712/
Morreta712/
Moritou712/
Moreata712/
Mourito712/
Morioto712/
Maretat711/
Mehreto711/
Moretaa711/
Mooreta711/
Mouroto711/
Maresto711/
Maretos711/
Morotoh711/
Moraato711/
Mérotto711/
Maretoa711/
Moroito711/
Moraeta711/
Merheto711/
Mariotto674,971/
Marietta673,556/
Moraitou671,766/
Marretta67989/
Marzetta67950/
Moreteau67268/
Marietou67164/
Margetta67108/
Murietta6763/
Marratto6743/
Margetou6724/
Morrotta6721/
Mauretta6715/
Marettha6713/
Morechta677/
Morrieta676/
Marhetta675/
Muriotto674/
Mareetta673/
Mereetta673/
Marrotto673/
Merietta672/
Muiretta672/
Marottuo671/
Mourieta671/
Masretta671/
Moraïtou671/
Mourotoh671/
Maryotto671/
Mareatta670/
Morratta670/
Mureatta670/

Moretto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moretto in the Russian language
Мореттоmoretto-

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