Morlan Surname

81,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Morlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9931:121,10212,938
Haiti1,3351:8,003901
Mexico9591:129,4334,276
Spain2661:175,76012,481
France1501:442,81863,836
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Uruguay551:62,3966,701
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3461:145,14113,587

The alternate forms: Morlán (18) & Mórlan (2) are calculated separately.

Morlan (921) may also be a first name.

Morlan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morlan (Marathi: मॉलर्न, Russian: Морлан) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Morlán or Mórlan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morlan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,444th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,221,923 people. The last name Morlan is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Morlan live; 66 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Morlan is also the 266,960th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 921 people.

The surname Morlan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,993 people, or 1 in 121,102. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 22 percent live and Mexico, where 16 percent live.

Morlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morlan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morlan surname increased 865 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morlan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morlan last name are 31.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morlan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 48.92% more than the national average, earning $33,807,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $40,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $48,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morlán9418/
Mórlan942/
Morland927,091/
Morlang921,474/
Mourlan92451/
Morlant92418/
Morlain9267/
Morlane9216/
Morlanh9214/
Morlyan9210/
Morlian925/
Morlean921/
Morlhan920/
Mohrland86192/
Mohrlang86185/
Morlanne86157/
Mourlane86114/
Mohrlant8674/
Moorland8659/
Morlaine8642/
Mourland8610/
Morlandt869/
Morleand862/
Mohrlian862/
Morleasn861/
Morhlang861/
Morhlant861/
Morellan861/
Moorlane860/
Morrland860/
Morlland860/
Moorlian860/
Merlan833,006/
Morlon831,009/
Marlan83978/
Murlan8399/
Morlam831/
Morlón831/
Mourlanne80200/
Morilland8025/
Morelland806/
Morrillan802/
Marland773,612/
Mourlon771,122/
Marlian77786/
Merlian77349/
Morlion77302/
Mourlam77180/
Marlang77151/
Murlian77151/
Murland77109/
Marlean7761/
Morlong7755/
Morleon7750/
Marlant7744/
Marlyan7741/
Morlhon7736/
Merlain7730/
Merllan7724/
Murlyan7723/
Marzlan7716/
Marlane7714/
Morlham7713/
Mörland779/
Merlean772/
Marlain772/
Morlyon772/
Morlond772/
Marlaan771/
Murlane770/
Moorlam770/
Morillon716,272/
Morellon71996/
Marillan71854/
Merillan71290/
Merlehan71124/
Mourlhon7199/
Moerlein7175/
Mohrlein7130/
Murlasin7113/
Marlahan7110/
Marlaine719/
Maurland719/
Morellón719/
Marliane714/
Morillón714/
Marlaune713/
Masrlyan711/
Marellan711/
Marleane711/
Marllane711/
Morellòn711/
Murlland710/
Marlehan710/
Marlhand710/
Marlland710/
Marlon671,485/
Morillion6793/
Mourillon6787/
Marlam6768/
Merlon6756/
Marlangue6738/
Murlanova6734/
Marliatin6731/
Marellang6717/
Moorillon6715/
Morrellon6712/
Marlanova676/
Merlán676/
Moehrlein676/
Morrillon674/
Márlon673/
Mourllion673/
Marzellan672/
Margillan671/
Morillont671/
Murlam671/
Murlon671/
Merlón671/
Marlahyna671/
Marlliane671/
Marilland671/
Merillian670/

Morlan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morlan in the Marathi language
मॉलर्नmolarna-
Morlan in the Russian language
Морланmorlan-

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Morlan Reference & Research

Moreland DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Moreland FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Morlan
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