Mortens Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Mortens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Mortens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mortens has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Mortens are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Mortens is most frequent in: California, where 32 percent reside, Michigan, where 26 percent reside and Iowa, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 12 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.

Mortens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mortens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mortens surname rose 227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mortens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mortens last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the political party.

Mortens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $46,484 USD per year.

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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 Mortens
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