Moursund Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Moursund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moursund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Norway551:93,49612,846
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Moursund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moursund is found most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moursund? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moursund is the 1,459,453rd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. Moursund is predominantly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Moursund reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Moursund is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 4,214,639. In The United States Moursund is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Oregon, where 12 percent reside and Washington, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 38 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Moursund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moursund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moursund last name rose 1,720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moursund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moursund last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.35% registered with the party.

The amount Moursund earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 25.81% more than the national average, earning 435,409 kr per year and in United States they earn 40.58% more than the national average, earning $60,657 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morsund93225/
Maursund888/
Moursoun881/
Mursun862/
Morsun860/
Mursaun801/
Morshun801/
Morsaun801/
Moersun800/
Mourson800/
Maarsund759/
Morson712,885/
Marsun71156/
Mursum7171/
Murson7124/
Morsunova712/
Murzun711/
Morcun711/
Maharsund711/
Mursunova711/
Murjun711/
Muirson67115/
Marsuin67102/
Marsiun6723/
Morrson6721/
Moorson677/
Morchun675/
Morzhun672/
Marshun672/
Marjund671/
Morzune671/
Morsaum671/
Murshum671/
Mursaum671/
Marsune671/
Morsson671/
Marschaund670/
Morcaun670/
Murshon670/
Maurson670/
Murrson670/

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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 Moursund
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