Morecombe Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Morecombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morecombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Wales51:313,68310,604

Morecombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morecombe occurs most in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morecombe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Morecombe live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Morecombe is most frequent in: Greater London, where 54 percent are found, Essex, where 36 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 4 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Morecombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morecombe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Morecombe last name fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morecombe Last Name Statistics demography

Morecombe earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning $42,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morcombe94568/
Morecambe892/
Morocombe891/
Morcomb88154/
Marecombes841/
Marcombe82441/
Morcambe827/
Murcombe822/
Mercombe820/
Mrcomb801/
Marcomb7544/
Mercomb750/
Morecamp710/
Morcom-Webb704/
Marie Combo701/
Marykaembe631/
Marycumber630/
Marakambe563/
Marekumbi563/
Merakhombi531/

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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 Morecombe
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