Moritsen Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Moritsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Moritsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moritsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moritsen is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moritsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Moritsen reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Moritsen is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 137,676. In Denmark Moritsen is most common in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 98 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Benin, where 2 percent live.
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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 Moritsen
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