Moortgat Surname

230,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Moortgat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moortgat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,5861:7,249970
United States761:4,769,196247,034
France501:1,328,454133,611
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Moortgat Last Name Facts

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

Moortgat is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moortgat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 230,742nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,157,185 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Moortgat are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Moortgat is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,586 people, or 1 in 7,249. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Belgium this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Moortgat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moortgat last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Moortgat earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 47.33% more than the national average, earning $63,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moordtgat9424/
Mortgat9343/
Mortgate882/
Mortat8610/
Mortga865/
Mortate80138/
Muortat8011/
Morthat804/
Mourtat802/
Morteat801/
Mortathe754/
Morthate753/
Mortad71492/
Martat713/
Mortagy671,504/
Morthad67177/
Mortaud6746/
Mortadz672/
Martgot672/
Mortadh671/
Marthat671/
Martath670/

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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 Moortgat
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