Mortenen Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Mortenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mortenen Last Name Facts

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

Mortenen occurs most in Denmark. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortenen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Mortenen reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Mortenen is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent reside and North Denmark Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Denmark it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

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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 Mortenen
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