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

The surname Morten (Arabic: مورتن, Marathi: मॉटन) is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mortén or Mörten. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Morten is the 209,614^th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,697,385 people. The surname Morten occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Morten reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 12,519^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 78,924 people.

The surname Morten is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 828 people, or 1 in 437,752. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and Nebraska, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Morten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Morten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morten last name rose 106 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Morten Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Morten last name is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Morten last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.61% registered with the party.

The amount Morten earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.03% less than the national average, earning 280,233 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning R 242,124 per year; in United States they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $43,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $52,096 CAD per year.