Morsy Surname

6,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Morsy Surname User-submission:

The surname Morsy means 'one who anchors', 'one who establishes'.

Morsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt78,9541:1,164169
Saudi Arabia10,5741:2,918373
Kuwait5591:6,799949
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
United Arab Emirates2411:38,0184,031
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Canada831:443,92338,562
Iraq791:443,3127,666
England621:898,67846,462
Greece181:615,54471,673
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France91:7,380,302306,885
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Oman61:614,6626,082
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Morsy (6,200) may also be a first name.

Morsy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Morsy means 'one who anchors', 'one who establishes'.

- abdoh67

Morsy Last Name Facts

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

Morsy (Arabic: مرسى) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Morsy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morsy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morsy is the 6,188th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 79,640 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Morsy live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 86 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 83,898th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 6,200 people.

The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 78,954 people, or 1 in 1,164. Outside of Egypt Morsy occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.

Morsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morsy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morsy last name grew 2,275 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morsy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Morsy surname are 18.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morsy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.2% more than the national average, earning $60,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moursy915,612/
Morsey912,332/
Morssy91699/
Morrsy91156/
Morsay91146/
Moorsy9110/
Morsyy919/
Morshy912/
Mosrsy911/
Mourssy8310/
Morrsey832/
Moursey832/
Morsych831/
Mourrsy831/
Morssey830/
Morrssy830/
Morsiey830/
Morse8069,570/
Morsi8047,337/
Morsa801,348/
Marsy801,298/
Morcy801,232/
Morzy80336/
Mursy80258/
Mersy80202/
Märsy8096/
Morży801/
Morrssey776/
Moorssey770/
Moursi733,678/
Morsed732,613/
Marsay73737/
Morsha73552/
Moorse73388/
Marsey73312/
Morssi73273/
Morges73235/
Morsie73225/
Mersey73214/
Morset73212/
Morsse73211/
Morsii73154/
Morser73148/
Morgis73143/
Morsid7385/
Morshi7365/
Morshe7354/
Marssy7344/
Morseu7343/
Marshy7341/
Mursoy7341/
Morgey7336/
Morchy7330/
Morzsa7330/
Morses7326/
Mourse7321/
Moorcy7321/
Morsee7321/
Mursyd7317/
Morsit7317/
Moerse7316/
Morcey7313/
Mourcy7312/
Morhse739/
Morrsi737/
Morcay737/
Morrse735/
Marsyi735/
Morseh735/
Maursy734/
Moursa734/
Morsis734/
Morsea733/
Morjes733/
Morsai733/
Mursey732/
Murssy732/
Marsiy732/
Morzyć732/
Morcis732/
Morces732/
Mersyh732/
Morsei731/
Marsoy731/
Mersay731/
Morsci731/
Morssa731/
Morzes731/
Mursyo731/
Mursay731/
Marsys731/
Moyrsi731/
Morçay731/
Morsoi731/
Mosrsi731/
Merssy731/
Morsip730/
Morshed67197,478/
Morshid67182/
Morgets67138/
Mourges67106/
Morsett67100/
Morscio6795/
Marshay6740/
Morgisz6730/
Mourgis6727/
Mourssi6723/
Morsche6721/
Morsher6714/
Maharsy6711/
Morsitt674/
Moorzay674/
Morceis674/
Morsier674/
Marshey673/
Maursey673/
Meursey673/
Morssis672/
Mershyi672/
Mershay671/
Morchis671/
Morgish671/
Morrsis671/
Morshee671/
Morshes671/
Morshez671/
Morssio671/
Moorchy671/
Marsaya671/
Maurshy671/
Marssey671/
Moursai671/
Mourssa671/
Mourhse671/
Morsees671/
Morshej671/
Morshui671/
Morsits671/
Morszer671/
Morzesz671/
Morzysz671/
Morgesh671/
Moorsee671/
Morches671/
Morchyd671/
Morcisz671/
Mershey671/
Morsaha671/
Moorsse671/
Moursei671/
Marshyi671/
Moorses670/
Morjois670/
Marrsey670/
Merrsey670/
Morrsse670/
Merssey670/

Morsy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morsy in the Arabic language
مرسىmrsy-

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