Mörkens Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mörkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mörkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Morkens (1) are calculated separately.

Mörkens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mörkens is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Morkens. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mörkens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mörkens is the 2,152,526th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Mörkens is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mörkens reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Mörkens is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 1,059,282. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent are found and Berlin, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morkens951/
Merkens861,298/
Markens8691/
Mehrkens80948/
Moerkens80477/
Merckens80341/
Meurkens80272/
Meerkens8094/
Maerkens8010/
Marckens802/
Merhkens800/
Mohrkens800/
Markns771/
Mehrckens752/
Markins71573/
Merkins71182/
Morkins713/
Markenz711/
Meerkins6722/
Markynsh671/
Mehrkins670/
Markinz571/
Marquins533/

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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 Mörkens
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