Moriceau Surname

132,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Moriceau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriceau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,3401:19,8872,306
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Moriceau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moriceau is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriceau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,178th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,133,357 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Moriceau are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 3,340 people, or 1 in 19,887. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 52 percent reside, Brittany, where 12 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside. Beside France it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Moriceau Last Name Statistics demography

Moriceau earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morisceau941/
Maricea801/
Maricheaa711/
Maricoiu63174/
Mariscia634/
Marichia631/
Marechaeu591/
Măricuțiu591/
Marescia50317/
Maritzia5014/
Maritsya501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moriceau
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