Mörk Surname

226,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

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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Mörk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,0841:9,084822
Germany3821:210,74723,905
Austria1051:81,09912,173
Finland841:65,4377,417
Hungary841:116,86011,030
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Norway151:342,81932,589
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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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Mörk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mörk occurs most in Sweden. It may also occur as a variant: Mork. For other potential spellings of Mörk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mörk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,028th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,055,396 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mörk are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,084 people, or 1 in 9,084. In Sweden Mörk is mostly 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. Beside Sweden this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mork925,931/
Mörke89340/
Mörck89209/
Möhrke80830/
Mörcke8030/
Mörkås805/
Mark75318,231/
Merk7516,308/
Märk75376/
Mörx7533/
Möhrcke739/
Merck673,911/
Marck672,158/
Morck67700/
Merkh67173/
Markh67119/
Meurk67114/
Moerk67107/
Åmark6797/
Maerk6786/
Maråk6753/
Meerk6750/
Märks6748/
Märke6739/
Maark6735/
Morkh6728/
Markk6720/
Marrk6711/
Märkt676/
Markg675/
Ømark673/
M'Erk671/
Marhk671/
Morrk671/
Mahrk671/
Markå671/
Markq671/
Merkk671/

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