Morseth Surname

413,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Norway

Morseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Norway1281:40,1745,714
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Morseth Last Name Facts

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

Morseth occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morseth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 413,383rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,644,776 people. Morseth is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Morseth reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Morseth is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Apart from Sri Lanka it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Norway, where 15 percent live.

Morseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morseth surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning 315,835 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourseth931/
Morset92212/
Merseth86118/
Morsett86100/
Marseth8617/
Morshedh801,390/
Morsette80322/
Morsythe800/
Morshett800/
Morsed772,613/
Marset77460/
Morcet77253/
Morget7742/
Morsit7717/
Merset772/
Morschett7585/
Morscheit7523/
Morssette752/
Morrsette751/
Morsheidt751/
Morshed71197,478/
Marshet713,220/
Morshid71182/
Morgets71138/
Marsett7195/
Maurset7162/
Morscheidt7154/
Margeth7152/
Marceth7128/
Mourcet7122/
Marsetz7118/
Marsset7115/
Morsitt714/
Mourget712/
Marseet712/
Morsits711/
Morgett711/
Morhsed711/
Muirset711/
Mersiet711/
Merseet711/
Morschette711/
Mersett710/
Mourshed671,619/
Morshead67427/
Morsheed67108/
Marsette6777/
Morgette6744/
Morzhets6736/
Marcheth678/
Marsitch677/
Mourshid675/
Moorshed671/
Marrsett671/
Marschet671/
Morzette671/
Moorshid671/
Morsched671/
Morcette671/
Morshhed671/
Merseett671/
Morgetts671/
Morshaid671/
Meerseet671/
Maursett670/
Merschet670/

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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 Morseth
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