Moorst Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Moorst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
Moorst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moorst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moorst occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moorst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moorst is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Moorst reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 63 percent live and Merseyside, where 38 percent live. Barring England Moorst is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and Wales, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moors | 91 | 9,318 | / |
| Morst | 91 | 33 | / |
| Moorse | 83 | 388 | / |
| Morsth | 83 | 0 | / |
| Moorrs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mors | 80 | 2,553 | / |
| Moorsse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morse | 73 | 69,570 | / |
| Morss | 73 | 819 | / |
| Mohrs | 73 | 723 | / |
| Mours | 73 | 184 | / |
| Morsh | 73 | 125 | / |
| Morsø | 73 | 49 | / |
| Murst | 73 | 45 | / |
| Morrs | 73 | 43 | / |
| Moirs | 73 | 13 | / |
| Marst | 73 | 7 | / |
| Morsz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Moërs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Morså | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moyrs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Morsch | 67 | 4,469 | / |
| Morsse | 67 | 211 | / |
| Morshe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mourse | 67 | 21 | / |
| Morrse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Morrss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Morshh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mursht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhurst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moorce | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meurst | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Moorst
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis