Mork Surname

81,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Mork Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) Dweller near the mork or unenclosed land owned jointly the surrounding landowners.

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Mork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2441:111,73212,131
Norway1,5411:3,337301
Germany3231:249,24327,070
Canada2391:154,16615,668
Thailand1901:371,78165,303
Iran491:1,566,99061,347
Australia411:658,43245,385
England351:1,591,94567,242
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
France91:7,380,302306,885
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Estonia81:165,22626,217
China71:195,331,65210,124
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

The alternate forms: Mörk (1,797) are calculated separately.

Mork (115) may also be a first name.

Mork Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) Dweller near the mork or unenclosed land owned jointly the surrounding landowners.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates in Norway and means, 'dark'.

- anonymous submission

Mork Last Name Facts

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

Mork (Hindi: मोरक, Russian: Морк) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as: Mörk. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mork.

How Common Is The Last Name Mork? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,814th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,228,721 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Mork reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mork is also the 873,022nd most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 115 people.

The surname Mork is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,244 people, or 1 in 111,732. In The United States Mork is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 21 percent live, Wisconsin, where 13 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Mork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mork has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mork Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mork surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mork surname are 11.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mork earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning 348,220 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,457 per year; in United States they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $44,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $50,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörk921,797/
Morck89700/
Morzk89122/
Morke89119/
Moerk89107/
Mourk8961/
Morkh8928/
Moork893/
Moyrk891/
Morrk891/
Moerck8039/
Mohrke8033/
Morkhe8012/
Morcke809/
Moehrk801/
Morhke800/
Mourke800/
Mark75318,231/
Merk7516,308/
Murk751,633/
Márk751,003/
Märk75376/
Morg75144/
Morc7578/
Morx7527/
Morq7510/
Morkova7372/
Morková7311/
Mojrekh731/
Marke673,976/
Merck673,911/
Marck672,158/
Murke671,286/
Mörke67340/
Mourková67281/
Mörck67209/
Morkhova67181/
Merkh67173/
Murck67155/
Markh67119/
Meurk67114/
Åmark6797/
Maerk6786/
Maråk6753/
Meerk6750/
Märks6748/
Märke6739/
Maark6735/
Marzk6726/
Morcq6721/
Markk6720/
Murkh6720/
Marrk6711/
Morgh676/
Märkt676/
Markg675/
Moorc674/
Moorg674/
Ømark673/
Mourkova672/
Markå671/
Morcx671/
Morrg671/
Mahrk671/
Morqs671/
Markq671/
Morgz671/
Marhk671/
M'Erk671/
Morgs671/
Morgt671/
Mgurk671/
Merkk671/
Maurk671/
Màrck671/
Mārks671/
Mourg670/
Morgg670/

Mork Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mork in the Hindi language
मोरकmoraka-
Mork in the Russian language
Моркmork-

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