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

The surname Mortar (Arabic: ملآط) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mortar.

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

The surname is the 3,323,005^th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Mortar occurs mostly 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 numerous forename throughout the world, held by 42 people.

The last name Mortar is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia Mortar is most prevalent in: Malacca, where 25 percent live, Terengganu, where 25 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 17 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Mortar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Mortar has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.