Moorfield Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Moorfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moorfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4421:61,0767,390
England1901:293,25322,497
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tonga11:107,313791
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Moorfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moorfield is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 460,168th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Moorfield are found; 67 percent are found in Australasia and 67 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 442 people, or 1 in 61,076. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 83 percent live, South Australia, where 6 percent live and Western Australia, where 4 percent live. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Moorfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moorfield has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Moorfield last name grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moorfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moorfield last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Moorfield earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.36% more than the national average, earning $59,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorfeld9478/
Morfield9466/
Mourfield8982/
Morfeld88729/
Murfield82274/
Morzfeld8244/
Morfeldt8240/
Muirfield785/
Morfelt7513/
Murfeld753/
Morfilt751/
Murfild750/
Murphfield741/
Murfeldt711/
Muirfeldt672/
Murfilt630/

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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 Moorfield
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