Morlim Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Morlim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morlim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Portugal281:372,08012,265

Morlim (29) may also be a first name.

Morlim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morlim is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Morlim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morlim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Morlim reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 4,459,882. In Brazil Morlim is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 29 percent are found, São Paulo, where 23 percent are found and Goiás, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Portugal, where 37 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morlime922/
Morlin831,168/
Merlim83857/
Marlim83158/
Murlim835/
Morlem833/
Morling771,227/
Morlion77302/
Mourlin77113/
Morlind7743/
Morlina7736/
Morglin776/
Merlhim772/
Merlimm771/
Mohrlin771/
Musrlim771/
Morlien771/
Merliem771/
Merllim771/
Morleme771/
Marliem771/
Moorlin771/
Morllin770/
Morellin7140/
Mohrling716/
Morillin712/
Merillim711/
Morhling711/
Marlin6713,062/
Morlen67300/
Morillion6793/
Murlem6779/
Morellina6717/
Marlem677/
Marleheim674/
Mourllion673/
Morlyn673/
Merlem672/
Marlym671/

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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 Morlim
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