Mauritzen Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Mauritzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mauritzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3471:16,2671,604
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Norway1621:31,7434,414
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Mauritzen Last Name Facts

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

Mauritzen is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mauritzen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 427,422nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,019,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Mauritzen live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 347 people, or 1 in 16,267. In Denmark Mauritzen is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 42 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 41 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Denmark this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Norway, where 20 percent are found.

Mauritzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mauritzen has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Mauritzen last name rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mauritzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mauritzen are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mauritzen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 20.67% more than the national average, earning 417,607 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $44,890 USD per year.

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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 Mauritzen
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