Mouritzen Surname

275,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Mouritzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mouritzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,1791:4,788425
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Norway111:467,48139,375
Faroe Islands91:5,444585
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Mouritzen Last Name Facts

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

Mouritzen is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mouritzen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 275,596th most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,175,814 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Mouritzen live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

Mouritzen is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 1,179 people, or 1 in 4,788. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 20 percent live. Barring Denmark it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Mouritzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mouritzen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mouritzen surname decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mouritzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mouritzen are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mouritzen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning 289,746 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 271.69% more than the national average, earning R 883,284 per year; in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $55,028 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Mouritzen
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