Mortu Surname

417,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Mortu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3721:53,9736,640
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Moldova761:46,8606,912
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India61:127,844,230863,365
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mortu (85) may also be a first name.

Mortu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mortu (Marathi: मोतुर्, Russian: Морту) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 417,348th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,748,555 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Mortu reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 85 people.

This last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 53,973. In Romania Mortu is most common in: Brăila County, where 42 percent are found, Teleorman County, where 16 percent are found and Buzău County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Romania Mortu is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 42 percent are found and Moldova, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mortus91142/
Mortou9138/
Mortuz9121/
Mortgu917/
Mortuj915/
Mortau914/
Morteu913/
Morthu913/
Morrtu912/
Mourtou83177/
Mortaud8346/
Morteux8317/
Morteus8314/
Morthui831/
Martu80318/
Mertu8066/
Murtu8024/
Mourtoux7784/
Mourthou771/
Morthaud770/
Martus732,995/
Mertou73309/
Martau73219/
Murtuj73217/
Murtou73189/
Marteu73157/
Martuś7379/
Martou7372/
Marthu7356/
Murtuz7336/
Martuj7331/
Murthu7322/
Mortoo7318/
Martuz7310/
Martuh737/
Martut737/
Murtus734/
Martud733/
Mehrtu732/
Murtau732/
Martuy732/
Murtui732/
Merrtu731/
Murtgu731/
Mártus731/
Maurtu731/
Martup731/
Mortoe731/
Martui731/
Mardtu731/
Maartu731/
Murtup731/
Martaud67348/
Martaus67248/
Martaux67105/
Martauz67103/
Martuch6778/
Marthus6777/
Marthou6730/
Marteus6727/
Martoux6723/
Mártusz6722/
Martuis6711/
Martous677/
Martush675/
Marttus673/
Murttuj672/
Martoud672/
Marthau672/
Maartou672/
Marthut671/
Murthui671/
Murthuy671/
Muiretu671/
Martouy671/
Murttou671/
Martuss671/
Marthuz671/

Mortu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mortu in the Marathi language
मोतुर्motur75
मोटूmotu25
Mortu in the Russian language
Мортуmortu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mortu
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