Mårtensen Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Mårtensen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 70 | 1:80,639 | 7,855 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Martensen (3,703), Mártensen (1), Märtensen (1) & Martensén (2) are calculated separately.
Mårtensen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mårtensen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mårtensen is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Martensen, Mártensen, Märtensen or Martensén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mårtensen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Mårtensen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 80,639. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Region Zealand, where 76 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 14 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Denmark Mårtensen is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 22 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Mårtensen
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