Where Does The Last Name Mortar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Mortar (Arabic: ملآط) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mortar is the 3,323,005^th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Mortar reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,566,439^th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 42 people.

It is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Malacca, where 25 percent reside, Terengganu, where 25 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Mortar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Mortar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Mortar last name contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.