Moretz Surname

168,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Moretz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moretz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4961:145,21615,005
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Moretz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moretz is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moretz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moretz is the 168,090th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,833,416 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Moretz live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,496 people, or 1 in 145,216. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 45 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Moretz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moretz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moretz last name rose 1,434 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moretz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moretz surname are 30.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.39% being registered to vote for the party.

Moretz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $39,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moreitz9210/
Morethz924/
Morretz921/
Moraetz921/
Mouretz920/
Morez91486/
Morretzs860/
Moritz8339,095/
Meretz83322/
Moratz83290/
Morets83283/
Moirez83214/
Mohrez83198/
Mourez83193/
Moriez83113/
Maretz8359/
Morecz8336/
Morotz8333/
Morytz8312/
Morrez839/
Moorez834/
Morhez832/
Moretx831/
Moretc831/
Morezz831/
Mouritz77292/
Morgets77138/
Marzetz7778/
Morratz7771/
Mouriez7736/
Moeritz7726/
Mörretz7718/
Morritz7716/
Merretz7714/
Morittz7712/
Mohritz7711/
Moretts7710/
Moretse773/
Moeratz772/
Moriets771/
Moroitz771/
Moorhez771/
Mouhrez771/
Morredz771/
Moritze770/
Marietz770/
Moraitz770/
Marez734,907/
Merez731,553/
Moriz73773/
Morec7352/
Moryz731/
Moréz731/
Morzhets7136/
Matreitz7134/
Moorzitz718/
Morgetts711/
Moreetse711/
Morritze710/
Merreitz710/
Morrittz710/
Mehrez6724,618/
Maritz6718,822/
Mahrez675,062/
Marotz671,032/
Mouriz67929/
Moricz67728/
Moraiz67692/
Mariez67630/
Moreci67567/
Möritz67444/
Marets67338/
Morits67317/
Móritz67203/
Morzyc67182/
Morocz67178/
Maarez67168/
Morycz67126/
Meritz67119/
Meurez6789/
Merecz6774/
Morriz6754/
Morydz6746/
Moreac6743/
Mórotz6742/
Marrez6740/
Moryts6736/
Meriez6730/
Merets6728/
Mareez6724/
Moracz6722/
Märitz6719/
Merhez6715/
Marecz6714/
Merezh675/
Maratz674/
Morzec674/
Merotz674/
Maretć674/
Morecs673/
Mohriz673/
Maerez672/
Morzyć672/
Moreic672/
Marytz672/
Moorec671/
Mereaz671/
Moritc671/
Morech671/
Moridz671/
Marhez671/
Hmerez671/
Mooriz671/
Mórecz671/
Mareuz670/
Moredc670/
Meratz670/

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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
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  • 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 Moretz
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