Moretus Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Moretus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Moretus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moretus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moretus is most common in Belgium. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moretus? popularity and diffusion
Moretus is the 4,307,654th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Moretus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Moretus live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 605,087. In Belgium Moretus is most prevalent in: Brussels Capital Region, where 53 percent live and Flemish Region, where 47 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moretau | 86 | 38 | / |
| Meretus | 86 | 5 | / |
| Moritus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moretos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maretus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mouretou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Meretush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moraitus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maretu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Moritu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Moretó | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mourettos | 75 | 20 | / |
| Marethous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merettush | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mourettou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morittu | 71 | 1,078 | / |
| Meritus | 71 | 448 | / |
| Maratus | 71 | 228 | / |
| Meratus | 71 | 161 | / |
| Maritus | 71 | 14 | / |
| Moraitu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Marietu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Marettu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Marzetu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moretão | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maretou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marethu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Méritus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moretoo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moritou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marestu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mareetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maaretu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mareitu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marhetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maretos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merotus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moraitou | 67 | 1,766 | / |
| Maretheu | 67 | 243 | / |
| Maratuss | 67 | 209 | / |
| Marietou | 67 | 164 | / |
| Maratush | 67 | 57 | / |
| Margetou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Maraatus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Margitus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Marotous | 67 | 10 | / |
| Marhatus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mauritus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Marathus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mousritu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mareteux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maarethu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marieytu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maritusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marietos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meriteus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Moretus
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