Morterud Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Morterud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morterud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway611:84,30011,704
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Morterud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morterud has its highest incidence in Norway. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morterud? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Morterud are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Morterud is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 84,300. In Norway Morterud is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 66 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 20 percent are found and Western Norway, where 15 percent are found. Barring Norway Morterud occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 47 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 1 percent are found.

Morterud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morterud has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morterud last name rose 622 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morterud Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Morterud are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Morterud earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning 327,669 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morteyru8824/
Morterau881/
Mourterou8223/
Mortheiru8210/
Marteru801/
Morteyrú751/
Martherus71249/
Mourterot7120/
Martiru671/
Martirous594/
Marthirus591/
Martyrusowa532/

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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 Morterud
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