Morkunas Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Morkunas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morkunas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania2451:12,3862,239
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
England501:1,114,36153,243
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Norway111:467,48139,375
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Morkūnas (2,843) & Morkünas (2) are calculated separately.

Morkunas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morkunas (Russian: Моркунас) occurs more in Lithuania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Morkūnas or Morkünas. Click here for other potential spellings of Morkunas.

How Common Is The Last Name Morkunas? popularity and diffusion

Morkunas is the 515,280th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname Morkunas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Morkunas are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 12,386. In Lithuania Morkunas is most frequent in: Vilnius County, where 48 percent reside, Panevėžys County, where 40 percent reside and Kaunas County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Lithuania Morkunas is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Morkunas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morkunas surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Morkunas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $48,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morkūnas962,843/
Morkünas962/
Morkounas941/
Markunas88676/
Morkunos882/
Markūnas7572/
Marcunas755/
Markonas754/
Merkinas752/
Markinas751/
Markunasova7420/
Marquinas7121/
Morquinos713/
Marquinhas672/
Marconas631/
Markunosova631/
Markhonos59187/
Markinhos591/
Mercueñas591/
Markonois591/

Morkunas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morkunas in the Russian language
Моркунасmorkunas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morkunas
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