Mærsk Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Mærsk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 343 | 1:16,457 | 1,620 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Mærsk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mærsk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mærsk is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mærsk? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 796,486th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mærsk are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Mærsk is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 16,457. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 44 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Denmark Mærsk occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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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 Mærsk
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