Mortel Surname

51,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Mortel Surname User-submission:

Mortel is an Old French word, from the Latin, mortalis, meaning 'mortal'. In French it is used as an adjective and means 1. 'deadly'; 2. 'wicked', 'cool'. If used as a noun it means 'human'. In Old French it also meant 'mortal' (as stated in Phillipe de Taon's "Bestiaire" in line 92: "si diable seust que Dés hom mortel fust", which translates to: "if the devil knew that God made man mortal".

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Mortel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8,4961:11,9161,187
United States4661:777,80960,305
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
France2591:256,45839,566
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
Poland691:550,85151,833
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia451:599,90442,958
England351:1,591,94567,242
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Mörtel (236) are calculated separately.

Mortel (69) may also be a first name.

Mortel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mortel is an Old French word, from the Latin, mortalis, meaning 'mortal'. In French it is used as an adjective and means 1. 'deadly'; 2. 'wicked', 'cool'. If used as a noun it means 'human'. In Old French it also meant 'mortal' (as stated in Phillipe de Taon's "Bestiaire" in line 92: "si diable seust que Dés hom mortel fust", which translates to: "if the devil knew that God made man mortal".

Also, in Middle French, mortel, as an adjective, meant: 1. 'mortal', 'fatal'. 'killer' (as stated in Jean Dupré's passage in Lancelot du Law in 1488, page 57 "si ay molt grant pour qu'il ne soit navré de playes mortelles" which translates to: "then I'm very afraid that he's been wounded with fatal wounds").

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Mortel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mortel (Russian: Мортель) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Mörtel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mortel is the 51,552nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 733,006 people. The surname Mortel occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Mortel are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 69 people.

The last name Mortel is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 8,496 people, or 1 in 11,916. In The Philippines Mortel is mostly found in: Mimaropa, where 33 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 29 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent reside.

Mortel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mortel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mortel surname grew 1,864 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mortel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mortel surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mortel last name are 17.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mortel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $44,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.48% less than the national average, earning $40,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörtel94236/
Mortell921,925/
Moertel9264/
Morthel9240/
Moortel9220/
Mortiel926/
Mortl91197/
Moortell866/
Martel8388,726/
Mertel832,616/
Mortil83750/
Moertl83176/
Märtel8328/
Murtel8314/
Martell7733,095/
Marteel77949/
Marthel77188/
Mertell77122/
Martiel7796/
Murtell7739/
Marttel7711/
Maertel779/
Mourtil778/
Mörtell778/
Maartel774/
Martelh771/
Martehl771/
Marrtel771/
Mortill771/
Meertel770/
Murthel770/
Mörtl731,979/
Mertl731,944/
Martl73428/
Märtl73153/
Měrtl733/
Môrtl731/
Murtl731/
Marthell7169/
Marttell7131/
Martellt711/
Martelll711/
Martiell710/
Maertell710/
Mortlett710/
Martil672,484/
Mertil67555/
Martelova6744/
Murtil6714/
Maertl6713/
Martyl6710/
Mártél676/
Mártil675/
Martèl672/
Martlh672/
Murtyl672/
Martlı671/
Martíl671/

Mortel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mortel in the Russian language
Мортельmortel-

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