Mortain Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Mortain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1781:373,16155,519
England51:11,143,612252,590
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Mortain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mortain is found most in France. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mortain is the 1,244,200th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Mortain is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Mortain live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 373,161. In France it is most prevalent in: Normandy, where 34 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Brittany, where 11 percent reside. Excluding France this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Mortain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mortain has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mortain surname declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mortaine931/
Mortajin931/
Mourtain930/
Mortgain930/
Mortan92328/
Mortajine88378/
Mortaigne8884/
Martain86556/
Mortean86318/
Mortine86107/
Mortein8676/
Mertain8615/
Mortgan865/
Mortang865/
Mortant865/
Morthan864/
Mordtan864/
Mortien862/
Mortane861/
Moortan861/
Morthin861/
Murtain860/
Mourtan860/
Mortagne80413/
Mortehan8073/
Martasin8052/
Mortisen8016/
Martaian8013/
Murtasin808/
Mortahan803/
Marthain802/
Martatin802/
Martaine801/
Morttand801/
Morthien801/
Moorthan801/
Martan771,892/
Mertan77369/
Murtan7727/
Mortam771/
Mortassim7510/
Mortanova752/
Mourtisen751/
Murtaasin751/
Martajine751/
Mortissen750/
Martine7152,966/
Marthin712,734/
Martijn711,437/
Martien71524/
Martand71424/
Martein71306/
Marthan71176/
Merthan71169/
Murtasingh71130/
Martean71103/
Morthen7189/
Mortene7162/
Martang7152/
Mortham7149/
Martane7133/
Martgan7123/
Mortyne7110/
Martoin719/
Martinh718/
Murtand715/
Murtang715/
Marttan715/
Morteam714/
Murtane713/
Martgin711/
Murthan711/
Martáin711/
Martant711/
Murthin710/
Mehrtan710/
Martaen710/
Martaim710/
Mortoen710/
Martoyan671,384/
Martigne67252/
Marteijn67228/
Marthine67180/
Martayan67167/
Marthina67141/
Martahan67126/
Marthien6779/
Martağan6761/
Martoian6759/
Martiyan6751/
Mortesen6738/
Martijan6733/
Martiyon6727/
Martasen6724/
Marthing6722/
Murtasim6721/
Marttine6720/
Marthand6719/
Maarthin6714/
Martisen6713/
Martinhs6711/
Marteyan6710/
Martuing679/
Martaung678/
Martitin678/
Mertoian677/
Murtayim676/
Marthant676/
Martasim674/
Martthan674/
Murthina673/
Marthein673/
Murtajim672/
Murthing672/
Mahartan672/
Maurtand671/
Martisin671/
Martajim671/
Moortisingh671/
Murtajan671/
Murtehan671/
Murtiyan671/
Martinhk671/
Marhtasn671/
Marthinn671/
Martiion671/
Martoine671/
Martoing671/
Martojan671/
Martinhg671/
Moorthen670/
Murtangh670/
Marthann670/
Merthien670/
Marteing670/
Marttand670/

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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 Mortain
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