Mordant Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Mordant Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) Biting, Sarcastic [French mordant, pr. p. of mordre, Latin mordere, to bite] Robert le Mordaunt.—Hundred Rolls

Mordant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4011:28,6704,609
France3021:219,94334,150
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mordant (42) may also be a first name.

Mordant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) Biting, Sarcastic [French mordant, pr. p. of mordre, Latin mordere, to bite] Robert le Mordaunt.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mordant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mordant (Arabic: موردانت) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mordant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mordant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 411,077th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Mordant reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Mordant is also the 1,566,439th most widespread given name on earth, held by 42 people.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 28,670. In Belgium Mordant is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 88 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent live and Flemish Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Belgium this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 36 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.

Mordant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mordant has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mordant last name grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mordant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Mordant earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mordaunt931,256/
Mordante932/
Mordannt931/
Mordaint930/
Mordan924,753/
Mordaunts880/
Mordang86120/
Mardant8644/
Mordain8638/
Mordhan863/
Mordane862/
Mourdan862/
Murdant861/
Mordgan861/
Mordand860/
Mordount804/
Mordaune804/
Mordonte801/
Moordaan801/
Mordășan801/
Mordasin801/
Morddane801/
Maurdant801/
Mardaunt801/
Merdhant801/
Mardan7723,001/
Mordon77283/
Mordam77162/
Mordań7731/
Mordán7724/
Mordanova75640/
Mordassin7510/
Mardane711,478/
Mourdon71197/
Mardain71141/
Marddan71120/
Mardhan7148/
Mardaan7126/
Mordong719/
Mardgan719/
Mardang719/
Mordhon717/
Mordasienė715/
Mardand715/
Marrdan714/
Mardean713/
Marzdan712/
Masrdan711/
Mmordam711/
Mordoin711/
Mordham711/
Mardaun711/
Mardanc711/
Mardont710/
Murdont710/
Mardatin6718/
Mardaine6714/
Mardanne679/
Mardasin676/
Marddhan674/
Mordosin673/
Mourdoun671/
Mardaing671/
Mordhond671/
Mardhane671/
Mordomte671/
Marzdean671/
Marrdean670/

Mordant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mordant in the Arabic language
موردانتmwrdant-

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