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 occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Morteyrú. Click here for other potential spellings of Morteyru.

How Common Is The Last Name Morteyru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name throughout the world 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 live; 100 percent live in South America and 100 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Morteyru is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,249,653. In Argentina Morteyru is most numerous in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 68 percent reside and Buenos Aires Province, where 32 percent reside. Without taking into account Argentina it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 21 percent reside.

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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