Mörk Surname
Approximately 1,797 people bear this surname
Mörk Surname User-submission:
This is a Danish (Mørk) and Swedish (Mörk) nickname for someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion. it is derived from Danish mørk or Swedish mörk, meaing 'dark' (Old Norse myrkr, whence also the English word murk(y)).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,084 | 1:9,084 | 822 |
| Germany | 382 | 1:210,747 | 23,905 |
| Austria | 105 | 1:81,099 | 12,173 |
| Finland | 84 | 1:65,437 | 7,417 |
| Hungary | 84 | 1:116,860 | 11,030 |
| Iceland | 21 | 1:18,100 | 1,499 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Mork (5,931) are calculated separately.
Mörk Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Danish (Mørk) and Swedish (Mörk) nickname for someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion. it is derived from Danish mørk or Swedish mörk, meaing 'dark' (Old Norse myrkr, whence also the English word murk(y)). It is also a Norwegian habitational name derived from any of about twenty farmsteads so named, from Old Norse mork, meaning 'wood'.
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Where Does The Last Name Mörk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mörk occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mork. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mörk? popularity and diffusion
Mörk is the 226,028th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,055,396 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mörk live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,084 people, or 1 in 9,084. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 16 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Sweden Mörk exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mork | 92 | 5,931 | / |
| Mörke | 89 | 340 | / |
| Mörck | 89 | 209 | / |
| Möhrke | 80 | 830 | / |
| Mörcke | 80 | 30 | / |
| Mörkås | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mark | 75 | 318,231 | / |
| Merk | 75 | 16,308 | / |
| Märk | 75 | 376 | / |
| Mörx | 75 | 33 | / |
| Möhrcke | 73 | 9 | / |
| Merck | 67 | 3,911 | / |
| Marck | 67 | 2,158 | / |
| Morck | 67 | 700 | / |
| Merkh | 67 | 173 | / |
| Markh | 67 | 119 | / |
| Meurk | 67 | 114 | / |
| Moerk | 67 | 107 | / |
| Åmark | 67 | 97 | / |
| Maerk | 67 | 86 | / |
| Maråk | 67 | 53 | / |
| Meerk | 67 | 50 | / |
| Märks | 67 | 48 | / |
| Märke | 67 | 39 | / |
| Maark | 67 | 35 | / |
| Morkh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Markk | 67 | 20 | / |
| Marrk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Märkt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Markg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ømark | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'Erk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkk | 67 | 1 | / |
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