Moroni Surname

20,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Moroni Surname User-submission:

This surname probably comes from the word, moro, which means 'dark-haired' or describes a person with a dark complexion. The first Moroni might have been a person with one or more of these characteristics.

Moroni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy19,4411:3,146267
Argentina2,3151:18,4641,576
Brazil1,6061:133,2975,082
United States8931:405,88935,401
France5721:116,12417,489
Chile1761:100,0943,769
Mexico1681:738,84611,142
Switzerland1651:49,7756,608
San Marino1021:32680
Canada971:379,85133,859
Germany971:829,95360,372
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Australia711:380,22131,281
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
Paraguay681:106,4232,444
Spain511:916,70735,562
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
England461:1,211,26256,182
Greece321:346,24348,387
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Guam81:20,0153,029
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Comoros41:187,381421
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Morôni (1) are calculated separately.

Moroni (1,887) may also be a first name.

Moroni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname probably comes from the word, moro, which means 'dark-haired' or describes a person with a dark complexion. The first Moroni might have been a person with one or more of these characteristics.

- pietrogmoroni

Moroni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moroni (Marathi: मोरोिन, Russian: Морони) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Morôni. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moroni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,764th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 277,177 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Moroni live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 175,031st most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 1,887 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 19,441 people, or 1 in 3,146. In Italy Moroni is primarily concentrated in: Lombardy, where 52 percent reside, Lazio, where 17 percent reside and Marche, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 9 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Moroni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moroni has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moroni surname rose 12,757 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moroni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Moroni last name are 0.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moroni earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning €30,407 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning R 240,060 per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $47,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morôni941/
Morroni921,335/
Moronio92165/
Moronis9268/
Moroini9215/
Moronie9211/
Morongi9211/
Moronni9210/
Mohroni927/
Moronyi924/
Morzoni923/
Morouni922/
Moronei921/
Moronii921/
Mottroni8615/
Mohroini865/
Morgonni864/
Mourouni863/
Morgoini861/
Moroneis861/
Morronni861/
Mourroni861/
Maroni837,761/
Morone832,991/
Morani832,940/
Morona83923/
Morony83431/
Moronh834/
Mouroigni805/
Morohnich801/
Morrone7716,494/
Morones7710,496/
Moroney7710,164/
Marroni773,295/
Moraniy771,055/
Marouni77938/
Moronge77894/
Morangi77630/
Mahroni77324/
Moronez77293/
Mourani77235/
Maronie77193/
Maroini77191/
Morzone77155/
Marongi77153/
Mohrani7776/
Maronyi7768/
Maroniy7744/
Moranis7743/
Moronha7739/
Moranio7737/
Maronni7723/
Maronio7721/
Morhani7716/
Motrone7714/
Moronaa7714/
Maronai7710/
Moronhe779/
Marhoni779/
Moronay778/
Maaroni777/
Moronne774/
Morrona774/
Moronna774/
Moronyo774/
Mourony773/
Maronis773/
Morrani773/
Moranid772/
Moranij772/
Moranie772/
Morogne772/
Moroune772/
Morgone772/
Maromni771/
Maronii771/
Moroina771/
Moroner771/
Moronet771/
Moyronj771/
Morgony771/
Morojna771/
Moranih771/
Moronje771/
Moroona771/
Moranyi771/
Moronny771/
Moroony770/
Morrony770/
Moroutinni751/
Moroń731,176/
Moroñ731/
Marhonyi711,081/
Motronea71226/
Marrouni71175/
Marzonie71164/
Matrouni71162/
Morroney7197/
Maharoni7139/
Maronich7132/
Morouney7128/
Maroneis7125/
Mouranie7123/
Mahrooni7122/
Morrones7118/
Mouraïni7112/
Mourouna7110/
Masronih719/
Morooney718/
Mourrani718/
Moronets716/
Mourangi715/
Morganij714/
Mattroni714/
Maroonui714/
Morrhani714/
Maronnie713/
Morahani713/
Marronis713/
Mooroney712/
Matronni712/
Morronny712/
Marronie712/
Maroneiz712/
Marohnie711/
Maroonie711/
Morganii711/
Morhanyi711/
Mothrani711/
Marzooni711/
Maaronio711/
Mahrouni711/
Mouroina711/
Mouroune711/
Mourgani711/
Moronnes711/
Mojjrani711/
Moranieh711/
Moraniph711/
Masrouni711/
Mourrona711/
Morangni711/
Marronio711/
Marronni711/
Mahronei711/
Marhooni711/
Moronney710/
Marone6719,718/
Marani6716,728/
Morana675,041/
Marona671,726/
Moroña67939/
Morane67516/
Marony6775/
Motronych6728/
Matronich6720/
Morany6715/
Marohnich6712/
Mahronich6710/
Moranh6710/
Moranj672/
Morroonne671/
Marounnie671/
Maroné671/
Moranè671/
Mórani671/
Mhorronny671/
Moorooney670/

Moroni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moroni in the Marathi language
मोरोिनmoroina75
मोरोनीmoroni25
Moroni in the Russian language
Морониmoroni-

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