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
The last name Moritsen is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Moritsen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moritsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moritsen is the 2,909,720th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Moritsen reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 137,676. In Denmark Moritsen is mostly concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 98 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
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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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