Moortz Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Moortz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moortz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Moortz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moortz is found most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moortz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moortz is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Moortz occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Moortz reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent live. Other than Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moort91615/
Mortz91268/
Moorz915/
Moorth8322/
Mortze8317/
Moertz838/
Mourtz832/
Morrtz832/
Moirtz831/
Mgortz831/
Moorrz831/
Moorte830/
Mort807,523/
Morz80131/
Moorthe774/
Morrtze771/
Martz7314,311/
Morte735,815/
Murtz73741/
Morth73390/
Mordt73249/
Morts73125/
Mürtz73118/
Moord7361/
Morcz7338/
Moirt7316/
Mohrz7312/
Mourt7310/
Mortt7310/
Moorc734/
Mohrt734/
Morht732/
Morrt731/
Mordz731/
Muort731/
Mhort731/
Moiret67633/
Moyret6741/
Marttz6724/
Martze6718/
Mourte6713/
Morthe6712/
Mourth678/
Murthz674/
Morrts672/
Marthz672/
Morths671/
Mosrrt671/
Martzs671/
Mahrtz670/
Mohrdt670/

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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 Moortz
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