Moureau Surname

111,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Moureau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moureau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,3361:28,4343,466
Belgium1,4601:7,8741,092
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Ireland141:336,35312,021
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Moureau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moureau is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moureau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moureau is the 111,334th most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,746,775 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Moureau are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Moureau is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 2,336 people, or 1 in 28,434. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 21 percent reside, Occitanie, where 17 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent reside. Not including France Moureau exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Moureau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moureau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moureau last name grew 10,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moureau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moureau surname are 36.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Moureau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.45% more than the national average, earning R 383,664 per year; in United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning $42,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moreau92175,537/
Mureau921,292/
Mourea929/
Maureau86758/
Morreau86407/
Morgeau8680/
Moureou8611/
Moreaju869/
Mouryea861/
Morieau861/
Morea837,655/
Murea831,418/
Morehaus801/
Maurgeau801/
Mourya7713,410/
Mareau771,072/
Morehu77355/
Murgea77330/
Mouria77307/
Morrea77133/
Maurea7790/
Moreoa7778/
Moreea7772/
Mourja7734/
Moriea7734/
Morjau7730/
Moorea7716/
Mureha7711/
Moreha777/
Moreay773/
Morgea773/
Moreeu772/
Moreou772/
Mouriu772/
Mureju772/
Mureea772/
Mouryu771/
Murehu771/
Murjea771/
Moirea771/
Mureyu771/
Muryea771/
Mureeu771/
Morhea770/
Moryea770/
Mourihead751/
Moorehaus750/
Moutria7152/
Maireau7143/
Marieau7140/
Mouriou7120/
Marreau7119/
Moresea7118/
Mouryas7116/
Mayorea718/
Moreiea718/
Murriea718/
Mouryaa717/
Morieya715/
Mourgia714/
Morehea713/
Mourias713/
Mourjya712/
Morehou712/
Mourjie712/
Morehad711/
Moreija711/
Moreiya711/
Morreay711/
Morreju711/
Morriea711/
Moryeya711/
Moorhea711/
Mouriah711/
Mouroju711/
Mourrya711/
Mouryua711/
Mutreha711/
Murgeah711/
Mohurya711/
Marehau711/
Moyreou711/
Morehaa711/
Murreay711/
Murayea711/
Muregia711/
Mousria711/
Mureiya711/
Moreayo710/
Morya6718,520/
Muria675,830/
Muriu675,797/
Murja673,943/
Moria673,246/
Murya672,141/
Marea67980/
Morehous6786/
Murehead6765/
Morja6762/
Moresiya6740/
Muryu6726/
Murihead6720/
Murju6713/
Moreha'a678/
Mauricea677/
Morethea676/
Maureaye675/
Moorehad674/
Maureyya672/
Mairehau671/
Mauryaau671/
Morejjia671/
Moretaya671/
Morrisea671/
Mouryash671/
Murritea671/
Márea671/
Maurihau671/
Mouryaye671/
Mourgiou671/
Moría671/
More'ahe671/
Murău671/
Maurieia671/
Morrehat670/

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