Moretón Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Moretón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Moreton (8,714), Moretòn (1) & Moréton (1) are calculated separately.
Moretón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moretón Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moretón is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Moreton, Moretòn or Moréton. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Moretón? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Moretón reside; 88 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 88 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,226,287. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Madrid, where 62 percent live, Castile and León, where 19 percent live and Catalonia, where 10 percent live. Besides Spain it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreton | 95 | 8,714 | / |
| Moretòn | 95 | 1 | / |
| Moréton | 90 | 1 | / |
| Moratón | 86 | 3 | / |
| Moretun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moretan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moretton | 80 | 1,048 | / |
| Morreton | 80 | 99 | / |
| Moureton | 80 | 60 | / |
| Moreston | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moretone | 80 | 3 | / |
| Morethon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mooreton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Morretton | 75 | 115 | / |
| Morestant | 75 | 25 | / |
| Morestane | 75 | 19 | / |
| Morestone | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maretan | 71 | 498 | / |
| Moritan | 71 | 242 | / |
| Moraton | 71 | 232 | / |
| Moretom | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mereton | 71 | 5 | / |
| Moretão | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mareton | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moriton | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moritán | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moroton | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moorestone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moratan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marietan | 67 | 165 | / |
| Margetan | 67 | 109 | / |
| Morathan | 67 | 89 | / |
| Moriston | 67 | 40 | / |
| Marestan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Margetán | 67 | 27 | / |
| Morhytan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Margeton | 67 | 23 | / |
| Morgitan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maretang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Moristan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mereutan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Morattan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marethan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mareston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouritan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morotton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marieton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marietán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moritton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Moretón
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