Mörlin Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Mörlin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mörlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1161:84,8866,261
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Morlin (1,168) are calculated separately.

Mörlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mörlin is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Morlin. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mörlin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mörlin is the 1,415,499th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mörlin live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.

Mörlin is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 84,886. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 32 percent live, Västmanland County, where 24 percent live and Uppsala County, where 15 percent live. Other than Sweden this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morlin941,168/
Mörling92112/
Möhrlin9212/
Möhrling8626/
Merlin8333,556/
Marlin8313,062/
Märlin832/
Merlijn77214/
Marlien77123/
Meurlin7752/
Möhrlen7737/
Mherlin7728/
Merlien7722/
Maarlin7713/
Märling7713/
Merllin776/
Moerlin774/
Marllin773/
Merrlin772/
Marhlin771/
Morlien771/
Merlinn771/
Mohrlin771/
Marlijn771/
Marlinn771/
Mehrlin770/
Morllin770/
Maerlin770/
Merln736/
Marln732/
Morellin7140/
Moehrlin7126/
Moerlien7121/
Marillin7119/
Maharlin714/
Morillin712/
Merillin711/
Marellin711/
Merlen671,342/
Marlen671,029/
Morlen67300/
Merillien673/
Mariln673/
Merlìn671/
Merlên671/

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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 Mörlin
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