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 last name Mörk occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Mork. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mörk? popularity and diffusion
Mörk is the 226,028th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,055,396 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mörk reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 1,084 people, or 1 in 9,084. In Sweden Mörk is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 23 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 16 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Sweden this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.
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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