Mortun Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Mortun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania801:250,97323,655
Moldova571:62,4808,624
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Mortuń (7) are calculated separately.

Mortun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mortun (Hindi: मेरातुन, Russian: Мортун) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Mortuń. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mortun is the 1,374,607th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Mortun reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Mortun is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 250,973. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Neamț County, where 51 percent reside, Bacău County, where 40 percent reside and Sibiu County, where 5 percent reside. Not including Romania it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 36 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Mortun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mortun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mortun surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mortuń947/
Mortune92227/
Morton83140,955/
Martun8385/
Mortum8321/
Murtun831/
Morteusen803/
Mourton77534/
Moorton77153/
Martung7772/
Morthon7723/
Mortton7713/
Martunt772/
Murtung772/
Martund771/
Marhtun771/
Murtune771/
Mortonn771/
Morrton771/
Mortoen770/
Martoun770/
Mortoon770/
Martusin7140/
Martuing719/
Martaung718/
Martoung711/
Marton6728,332/
Murton673,546/
Martum6790/
Mortoń6732/
Martunova6730/
Martón6712/
Murtum675/
Mãrton674/
Màrton673/
Martuń671/
Marthon62289/
Murthum62115/
Martoum623/
Marrton622/
Maarton622/
Muirton621/
Martuñe621/
Martton620/
Martoon620/
Marthum620/
Maurton620/
Murrton620/
Martoń5042/

Mortun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mortun in the Hindi language
मेरातुनmeratuna-
Mortun in the Russian language
Мортунmortun-

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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 Mortun
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