Morro Surname

96,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Morro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,6851:27,7462,870
United States7441:487,17641,154
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Brazil3711:577,02021,523
Philippines3011:336,34045,958
Pakistan2831:631,2509,872
Argentina2561:166,96614,042
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
France901:738,03091,686
Burkina Faso831:221,1104,608
Italy821:745,81361,559
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Australia391:692,19746,687
Chile381:463,59112,075
Paraguay351:206,7643,828
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Colombia251:1,910,96311,972
Peru251:1,271,36521,041
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
England151:3,714,537119,675
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

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

Morro (2,522) may also be a first name.

Morro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morro (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻭ, Russian: Морро) is most common in Spain. It can also occur as: Morrô. Click here to see other possible spellings of Morro.

How Common Is The Last Name Morro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 96,416th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,477,305 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 39 percent of Morro reside; 36 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Morro is also the 146,907th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 2,522 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 1,685 people, or 1 in 27,746. In Spain Morro is most common in: Balearic Islands, where 58 percent live, Valencian Community, where 14 percent live and Andalusia, where 7 percent live. Besides Spain it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Ghana, where 11 percent live.

Morro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morro has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Morro surname are 33.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,665 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.45% less than the national average, earning $13,520,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $44,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $45,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morrô931/
Morros911,317/
Mourro91274/
Morrod91173/
Morroy91130/
Morrot9188/
Morroi9181/
Morrou9122/
Morroz9112/
Morroh915/
Moirro911/
Morrro911/
Morroo910/
Moro89135,235/
Mourroz8363/
Mourros8343/
Mourrou8313/
Morrout8312/
Morrott8310/
Morroch834/
Morrosh831/
Morross831/
Mourroy831/
Morroud831/
Morrois830/
Morrous830/
Moroz80128,335/
Morou8029,930/
Morra8017,498/
Moros808,305/
Marro807,131/
Mouro806,219/
Moroi805,388/
Murro803,219/
Moroy801,361/
Morot801,252/
Mhoro801,014/
Morgo80800/
Moroa80692/
Mmoro80415/
Moroo80380/
Merro80376/
Moiro80283/
Morzo80270/
Moroh80240/
Motro80233/
Morod80188/
Moruo80149/
Morop80119/
Mooro8070/
'Moro8051/
Moyro8032/
Moroň8024/
Morho8024/
Mgoro8019/
Moroj8019/
Mohro805/
Moero803/
Mosro802/
Muoro801/
Morrà801/
Moroś801/
Moroź801/
Hmoro801/
Morrosch7729/
Mourroux7728/
Mourrout771/
Mourot733,881/
Mourou732,407/
Mourra731,351/
Marrou73950/
Morraz73928/
Morras73814/
Moroch73472/
Marrot73424/
Morozs73401/
Motroi73273/
Moross73227/
Marros73197/
Morocz73178/
Morrah73150/
Moirou73135/
Mouroz73128/
Morrad73127/
Murroh73126/
Moirot73123/
Marroy73116/
Morott7388/
Moroux7385/
Morois7381/
Moirod7381/
Morosh7375/
Mooroa7371/
Mouros7370/
Moiros7357/
Motrot7354/
Marroh7353/
Moitro7345/
Motros7345/
Morozz7344/
Maerro7339/
Maurro7334/
Morotz7333/
Murros7331/
Motroy7331/
M'Moro7330/
Moruoa7328/
Morous7325/
Moroth7323/
Morrás7322/
Morhos7321/
Morots7320/
Moroyd7319/
Morosz7317/
Murrod7315/
Motroo7312/
Morood739/
Morrau737/
Morooa737/
Marrod735/
Mouroa735/
Morgou735/
Morrat734/
Mmorou734/
Murroy733/
Morreu733/
Morrós733/
Moorou733/
Mosroh733/
Motrod732/
Marruo732/
Mouroi732/
Morgoi732/
Morooe732/
Moruot732/
Mourod732/
Mooros732/
Moorod731/
Moytro731/
Morzho731/
Masrro731/
Marroo731/
Mharro731/
Morhod731/
Motroj731/
Murrou731/
Mohroj731/
Mohrot731/
Mouroy731/
Marrgo731/
Morgoo731/
Mourgo731/
Morost731/
Matrro731/
Marrop731/
Mottro731/
Mothro731/
Moyrod731/
Moyros731/
Moyroy731/
Mgouro731/
Moroos731/
Morouz731/
Morgoș731/
Mãorou731/
Marroa731/
Marrro731/
Moiroa731/
Moruoh731/
Morhoo731/
Marrho731/
Motrop730/
Merroy730/
Muohierro7113/
Mora67873,036/
Mero6777,779/
Muro6754,476/
Maro6745,569/
Moiroud671,145/
Moiroux67720/
Mouroux67671/
Marrott67424/
Moyroud67340/
Mourrat67201/
Marrous67175/
Morhoch67135/
Morrach67122/
Moró67120/
Morhous67114/
Morratz6771/
Móro6749/
Moraova6746/
Morrast6745/
Mourgou6739/
Morrash6738/
Moroush6734/
Moitrot6732/
Morochz6724/
Mosrrat6721/
Marroch6715/
Motroud6714/
Morraud6711/
Merrouh677/
Mottrot677/
Mourras677/
Mourrah675/
Morá675/
Morrhad675/
Marross675/
Marrois674/
Moraová674/
Mourouh674/
Maurroo673/
Marroux673/
Môro673/
Mourhou673/
Marrouh672/
Marroit672/
Moitrra672/
Moirous672/
Moróová672/
Mahrroz671/
Marruos671/
Moroitz671/
Motross671/
Mohruos671/
Morrraz671/
Morraux671/
Mourrad671/
Moraowa671/
M'Marro671/
Moutrou671/
Moutroy671/
Mouroud671/
Mourreu671/
Mourzou671/
Moyreou671/
Mosrooy671/
Morooie671/
Morhost671/
Morà671/
Moorosj671/
Mmarrou671/
Mohrooe671/
Máro671/
Morooph671/
Marrooh671/
Maharro671/
Motroos671/
Muorrah671/
Moorost671/
Moorrat671/
Marroud671/
Morratt670/
Marrohs670/
Morrass670/
Marrout670/
Marrots670/

Morro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morro in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺭﻭmwrw-
Morro in the Russian language
Морроmorro-

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