Morlaix Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Morlaix Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morlaix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1341:495,69269,430
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Morlaix Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morlaix is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morlaix? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Morlaix are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 495,692. In France Morlaix is primarily found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 26 percent are found, Brittany, where 20 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent are found. Other than France Morlaix exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourlaix9313/
Morlais86230/
Marlaix8639/
Morlas77916/
Morlak7791/
Morlac7728/
Morlik7711/
Morlis778/
Morlaz774/
Morlex774/
Marlix773/
Morlag772/
Marlax771/
Merlix771/
Moorlag71664/
Morlaes71596/
Mourlas71244/
Marleix71240/
Marlais71162/
Morlaas7191/
Morlack7126/
Morlios7111/
Merleix7111/
Morliak719/
Morlick714/
Morleas714/
Morlaez712/
Morlach712/
Morlaës712/
Morleaz711/
Morhlis711/
Morlaàs711/
Morlaus711/
Moorlaq711/
Morlies711/
Morlyak711/
Morillas6710,025/
Morellas67123/
Morellis6770/
Moorlach6770/
Mourlaas6745/
Morillaz6727/
Morillac6726/
Morlacke6711/
Morelliz674/
Morellaz672/
Mourlaàs671/
Morillis670/

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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 Morlaix
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