Mårten Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Mårten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mårten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Mårtén (43) & Mårtèn (1) are calculated separately.

Mårten (2,515) may also be a first name.

Mårten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mårten is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Mårtén or Mårtèn. Click here for further potential spellings of Mårten.

How Common Is The Last Name Mårten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Mårten is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mårten are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia. Mårten is also the 147,120th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 2,515 people.

The surname Mårten is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 182,347. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Dalarna County, where 81 percent live, Uppsala County, where 6 percent live and Västmanland County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Sweden this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mårtén9443/
Mårtèn941/
Mårthen922/
Mrten911/
Mårthén772/
Mrtin7365/
Mrtem731/
Mrtín731/
Mrtint671/
Mrting671/
Mrtynova576/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mårten
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