Morelund Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Morelund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Morelund Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Morelund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morelund occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morelund? popularity and diffusion

Morelund is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Morelund is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Morelund reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Morelund is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Morelund is most common in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Sweden it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Morelund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morelund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morelund surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorelund941/
Marielund823/
Morelaunt820/
Morelon80390/
Mourelon75240/
Moreillon71626/
Moreilhon71151/
Mourrelon7114/
Marelon6797/
Morilon6723/
Marilun670/
Mareliussen6314/
Morilhon6311/
Marielon632/
Mourilon631/
Moraillon59127/
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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 Morelund
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