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Where Does The Last Name Moritz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Moritz (Russian: Моритз) is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Möritz or Móritz. For other potential spellings of Moritz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moritz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Moritz is the 14,251^st most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 186,406 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Moritz reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 45,537^th most numerous first name globally, held by 15,411 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 21,726 people, or 1 in 3,705. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Moritz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Moritz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moritz last name rose 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 529 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moritz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Moritz surname are 15.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moritz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning 354,426 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.77% more than the national average, earning R 410,568 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.92% less than the national average, earning $14,093,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $47,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,930 CAD per year.