Morvan Surname

27,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Dominica

Morvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France18,1131:3,667276
United States4141:875,50566,354
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
England991:562,80934,447
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Belgium711:161,92522,307
New Caledonia681:4,062723
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Dominica311:2,448354
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Jersey121:8,2671,718
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
India51:153,413,076951,030
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
China41:341,830,39216,990
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Morvan (591) may also be a first name.

Morvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morvan (Hindi: मोरवन, Russian: Морван) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Morvan.

How Common Is The Last Name Morvan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,512th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 373,013 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Morvan live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Morvan is also the 344,079th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 591 people.

The surname Morvan is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 18,113 people, or 1 in 3,667. In France Morvan is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 45 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 6 percent live. Other than France this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Morvan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morvan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morvan last name expanded 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 471 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Morvan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Morvan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Morvan are 19.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Morvan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $43,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morvant922,987/
Moorvan9266/
Morvand9256/
Morvane9215/
Morvain925/
Mourvant861/
Morban832,028/
Marvan831,352/
Mervan83147/
Morwan838/
Moruan835/
Morvam834/
Morvanova801/
Moruane771,141/
Morwane771,056/
Marvand7746/
Marvane7726/
Marvain7723/
Mehrvan7714/
Mourwan779/
Moruang777/
Marzvan773/
Marvant772/
Morbane772/
Morband772/
Morbain771/
Moruant771/
Morbant771/
Marvank771/
Mahrvan771/
Marvang771/
Mourban771/
Moruaan771/
Morbang771/
Mornpan770/
Mourwane7164/
Maharvan7111/
Marvanne7110/
Marzvaan716/
Mornphan711/
Morwaing711/
Morwaang711/
Mourbane711/
Marwan6768,023/
Marban676,005/
Marvanová67539/
Maruan67233/
Merwan67224/
Marvanova67222/
Meruan6746/
Marvon6725/
Marván6723/
Morbon6715/
Marvam674/
Mervon671/
Morwon671/
Morbangue671/
Maharvang671/
Marvaigne670/

Morvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morvan in the Hindi language
मोरवनmoravana75
मोरवानmoravana25
Morvan in the Russian language
Морванmorvan-

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