Moorst Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Moorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106

Moorst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moorst occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Moorst reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Moorst is most common in: Cheshire, where 63 percent live and Merseyside, where 38 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and Wales, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moors919,318/
Morst9133/
Moorse83388/
Morsth830/
Moorrs830/
Mors802,553/
Moorsse771/
Morse7369,570/
Morss73819/
Mohrs73723/
Mours73184/
Morsh73125/
Morsø7349/
Murst7345/
Morrs7343/
Moirs7313/
Marst737/
Morsz733/
Moërs731/
Morså731/
Moyrs730/
Morsch674,469/
Morsse67211/
Morshe6754/
Mourse6721/
Morrse675/
Morrss672/
Morshh671/
Moutrs671/
Mursht671/
Mhurst671/
Moorce670/
Meurst670/

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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 Moorst
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