Mors Surname

169,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Mors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5271:152,76218,298
Netherlands3941:42,8617,259
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Yemen2121:124,6486,780
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Russia1821:791,88565,188
Iraq1361:257,5125,426
Denmark1291:43,7574,559
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Latvia551:37,2745,668
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Australia401:674,89346,030
Israel371:231,28721,601
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
England291:1,921,31276,208
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Belarus151:633,40454,314
France91:7,380,302306,885
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
India51:153,413,076951,030
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

The alternate forms: Mörs (1,195) are calculated separately.

Mors (161) may also be a first name.

Mors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mors (Hindi: मोर्स, Russian: Морс) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Mörs. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mors.

How Common Is The Last Name Mors? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 169,111th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,854,503 people. Mors occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Mors are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 722,635th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 161 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 527 people, or 1 in 152,762. In Germany Mors is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 57 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Mors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mors has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mors last name rose 161 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mors Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Mors surname are 23.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.45% registered with the party.

Mors earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $45,621 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörs921,195/
Morse8969,570/
Moors899,318/
Moers892,972/
Morss89819/
Mohrs89723/
Mours89184/
Morsh89125/
Morsø8949/
Morrs8943/
Morst8933/
Moirs8913/
Morsz893/
Moërs891/
Morså891/
Moyrs890/
Morsch804,469/
Moorse80388/
Morsse80211/
Morshe8054/
Mourse8021/
Moorst8017/
Moehrs8014/
Moersh808/
Morrse805/
Morrss802/
Morshh801/
Moutrs801/
Morsth800/
Moorrs800/
Mars7523,578/
Mers751,702/
Murs75177/
Märs7599/
Morx7527/
Màrs751/
Moersch73644/
Morsova7346/
Morsche7321/
Moorsse731/
Morrsse730/
Moutrss730/
Marsh67162,282/
Marrs679,776/
Meers674,916/
Meurs673,878/
Morje671,514/
Marse671,040/
Morch67713/
Mersh67549/
Morze67369/
Maers67215/
Morce67201/
Maars67148/
Murse67106/
Mahrs6798/
Marsz6798/
Maurs6792/
Marås6782/
Märss6778/
Möhrs6756/
Murst6745/
Merss6744/
Marss6744/
Mührs6723/
Muirs6717/
Murås6717/
Mursh6714/
Mörse6712/
Murss6711/
Mehrs6710/
Marså6710/
Marst677/
Matrs674/
Mmars674/
Morshova673/
Merrs673/
Mersø671/
Marsj671/
Muhrs671/
Mersz671/
Morzh671/
Morże671/
Morehese671/
Muyrs670/
Murrs670/

Mors Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mors in the Hindi language
मोर्सmorsa-
Mors in the Russian language
Морсmors-

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Mors Reference & Research

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Morse-2 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 Mors
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