Mortera Surname

78,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Mortera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,7981:36,1825,551
Mexico2,5161:49,3352,583
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Spain2651:176,42312,522
France811:820,03498,127
Italy741:826,44264,449
Cuba561:205,7634,314
Guam371:4,328556
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Morterá (1) are calculated separately.

Mortera (23) may also be a first name.

Mortera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mortera is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Morterá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,054th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,163,773 people. The last name Mortera occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Mortera live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,798 people, or 1 in 36,182. In The Philippines Mortera is most common in: Ilocos, where 25 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 19 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Mortera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mortera surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Mortera earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning €30,813 per year; in United States they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $42,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,258 CAD 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
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  • 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 Mortera
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