Maurits Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Maurits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maurits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4221:40,0176,786
Indonesia1711:773,38759,023
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Maurits (11,461) may also be a first name.

Maurits Last Name Facts

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

Maurits (Russian: Мауриц) is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maurits? popularity and diffusion

It is the 443,594th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Maurits are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 55,884th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 11,461 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 422 people, or 1 in 40,017. In The Netherlands Maurits is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 26 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and North Brabant, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Maurits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Maurits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Maurits surname increased 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maurits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maurits last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Maurits earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $43,276 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauritsz9375/
Mauritsh9316/
Marits92196/
Murits920/
Mauritsch88163/
Mauritz864,440/
Mourits86872/
Maritse86205/
Maarits8628/
Marrits8616/
Mauryts869/
Mariets866/
Matrits863/
Margits862/
Maurets861/
Maritsh861/
Mairits861/
Mayrits860/
Murrits860/
Maritsch80270/
Maritshe8078/
Mayurets8023/
Majorits8017/
Mauritze805/
Mmaritse802/
Maritz7718,822/
Mauriz771,932/
Mauric77430/
Marets77338/
Morits77317/
Maurič77181/
Muritz7738/
Maurić7736/
Maryts7720/
Maritš778/
Murids773/
Murics772/
Márits772/
Murets771/
Marids771/
Mairitsch75355/
Mayritsch7539/
Margitsch751/
Maurici712,014/
Mouritz71292/
Maurich71227/
Meerits71198/
Maurric7180/
Maritch7172/
Margets7164/
Maieritsch7149/
Moorits7139/
Marritz7127/
Murzics7124/
Maretse7124/
Mauriez7118/
Mauricz7115/
Mariotz7114/
Maritze7114/
Majurić7112/
Mayuric7111/
Morrits719/
Maeritz719/
Moritts715/
Marytse714/
Maureci712/
Marytes711/
Maricsz711/
Moriets711/
Mourics711/
Marzets711/
Mauriec711/
Mairets711/
Mayritz711/
Moraits711/
Maritxz711/
Majuric711/
Muristz710/
Marietz710/
Marhitz710/
Marić6725,812/
Maric675,987/
Mariz675,812/
Murić674,431/
Margetts673,755/
Muric67873/
Marič67841/
Moritsch67305/
Moraites67196/
Muriç67122/
Maristch6750/
Majorics6743/
Murič6736/
Matreitz6734/
Muriz6732/
Marzhets6726/
Maretsch6721/
Morzhits6718/
Marytsch6714/
Majurđić6711/
Maiorets675/
Mayorets672/
Mauriche672/
Marzetts671/
Mariţ671/
Maretshe671/
Margehts670/
Maritche670/
Morritts670/

Maurits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maurits in the Russian language
Маурицmauric-

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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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  • 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 Maurits
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