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 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
| 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 | / |
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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 Moorst
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