Martor Surname

213,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Martor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,8001:2,449318
France761:873,983102,402
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Martor (123) may also be a first name.

Martor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Martor occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Martor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 213,453rd most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,777,888 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Martor live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 123 people.

It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 1,800 people, or 1 in 2,449. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 37 percent reside, Bong County, where 21 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Liberia Martor is found in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Martor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Martor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Martor Last Name Statistics demography

Martor earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning $20,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martore92139/
Marthor9222/
Martour924/
Mhartor921/
Martoire8613/
Marttorp861/
Martur83409/
Martar83196/
Mortor8322/
Mertor832/
Marthar7726/
Marture7719/
Mortore777/
Marthur777/
Martare773/
Marttar771/
Marteur771/
Martarr771/
Martart771/
Morthor771/
Marttur771/
Morrtor770/
Mourtor770/
Mortoire7137/
Martahar711/
Marthart710/
Martarova671/
Morturd622/
Morture621/
Morthart570/
Mortar5035/

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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 Martor
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