Mortor Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Mortor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia151:293,90216,977
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Mortor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mortor is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Mortor reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 293,902. In Liberia Mortor is most common in: Margibi County, where 47 percent live, Bong County, where 40 percent live and Montserrado County, where 7 percent live. Not including Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Mortor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mortor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mortor surname decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mortor Last Name Statistics demography

Mortor earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mortore927/
Morthor921/
Morrtor920/
Mourtor920/
Mortoire8637/
Martor831,929/
Mortar8335/
Mertor832/
Murtor831/
Martore77139/
Mortare7725/
Morhtar779/
Morthar775/
Mourtar774/
Martour774/
Morturd772/
Mhartor771/
Mortard771/
Morture771/
Martoire7113/
Marttorp711/
Morthart710/
Martur67409/
Murtar67384/
Martar67196/
Murtur6721/
Murthar6243/
Marthar6226/
Marture6219/
Murhtar6214/
Murtare6212/
Marthur627/
Murture625/
Martare623/
Murthur621/
Marttar621/
Marttur621/
Murturt621/
Murtard621/
Marteur621/
Martarr621/
Martart621/
Murthard571/
Martahar571/
Marthart570/
Martarova531/

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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 Mortor
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