Morteyru Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Morteyru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morteyru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Uruguay51:686,35229,886

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

Morteyru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morteyru is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Morteyrú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morteyru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morteyru is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Morteyru reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most common in Argentina, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,249,653. In Argentina Morteyru is most prevalent in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 68 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 32 percent are found. Excluding Argentina this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morteyrú961/
Morterud88118/
Morterau881/
Mourterou8223/
Mortheiru8210/
Mortaru803/
Marteru801/
Martherus71249/
Murtaru6736/
Martaru675/
Martiru671/
Murtairu635/
Martharu632/
Martyrusowa632/
Martirous594/
Marthirus591/

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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 Morteyru
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