Mouritz Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Mouritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mouritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2371:113,90612,650
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mouritz (282) may also be a first name.

Mouritz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mouritz is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mouritz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mouritz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 910,497th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Mouritz occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Mouritz reside; 81 percent reside in Australasia and 81 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 527,582nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 282 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 113,906. In Australia it is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 52 percent reside, Queensland, where 24 percent reside and Victoria, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia Mouritz occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Mouritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mouritz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mouritz surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mouritz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Mouritz earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.65% less than the national average, earning R 100,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moritz9239,095/
Mouriz92929/
Muritz9238/
Mauritz864,440/
Mourits86872/
Mouhriz86854/
Mouriez8636/
Moeritz8626/
Morritz8616/
Morittz8612/
Mohritz8611/
Moreitz8610/
Moroitz861/
Moritze860/
Mouretz860/
Muristz860/
Moraitz860/
Moriz83773/
Muriz8332/
Mauritsz8075/
Moorzitz808/
Mauritze805/
Morritze800/
Morrittz800/
Maritz7718,822/
Moretz772,572/
Mauriz771,932/
Moricz77728/
Moraiz77692/
Morits77317/
Mouric77290/
Móritz77203/
Mourez77193/
Moriez77113/
Muhriz7758/
Morriz7754/
Morytz7712/
Murriz774/
Mohriz773/
Muraiz771/
Muricz771/
Muriez771/
Mooriz771/
Moritc771/
Moridz771/
Muretz770/
Murits770/
Maurits71770/
Meiritz71559/
Mieritz71414/
Murzicz71139/
Meyritz7146/
Moorits7139/
Mouriec7137/
Mourich7135/
Marritz7127/
Mauriez7118/
Mauricz7115/
Maritze7114/
Mariotz7114/
Maeritz719/
Morrits719/
Moritts715/
Morethz714/
Moritch712/
Moraits711/
Maritxz711/
Mayritz711/
Mourics711/
Morretz711/
Mouhrez711/
Moriets711/
Marhitz710/
Marietz710/
Murrits710/
Mariz675,812/
Murić674,431/
Moric671,310/
Morić67898/
Muric67873/
Murez67841/
Morez67486/
Moritsch67305/
Moraites67196/
Muriç67122/
Murič6736/
Matreitz6734/
Morzhits6718/
Majorits6717/
Mauritsh6716/
Mouriche674/
Moriţ674/
Moritche673/
Morič673/
Mouhrich671/
Móriz671/
Moréz671/
Moryz671/
Morretzs670/
Morritts670/

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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 Mouritz
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