Morters Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Morters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Mörters (21) are calculated separately.

Morters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morters occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Mörters. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Morters reside; 40 percent reside in Australasia and 40 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 27 percent reside, Essex, where 20 percent reside and Kent, where 13 percent reside. Aside from England it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Morters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Morters has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Morters last name grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morters Last Name Statistics demography

Morters earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörters9521/
Mortiers93139/
Moerters9314/
Morthers930/
Marters8632/
Mortars863/
Merters861/
Mortors860/
Marthers80243/
Marterse801/
Murteirs801/
Murthers800/
Martiers800/
Marteirs800/
Martyrs7124/
Martirs711/
Marthyrs671/
Marthars671/

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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 Morters
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