Mörz Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Mörz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mörz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4921:163,62919,388
Austria701:121,64916,953
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Morz (131) are calculated separately.

Mörz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mörz is found most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Morz. Click here for other possible spellings of Mörz.

How Common Is The Last Name Mörz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 557,722nd most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mörz live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Mörz is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 492 people, or 1 in 163,629. In Germany Mörz is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 51 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 12 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Mörz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mörz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mörz last name contracted 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morz92131/
Mörtz8953/
Mörcz893/
Merz7536,010/
März759,759/
Marz755,507/
Mertz6717,608/
Martz6714,311/
Maerz671,942/
Mercz67691/
Mehrz67308/
Märtz67304/
Märcz67292/
Mortz67268/
Mörch67136/
Mércz6760/
Mörtzsch6743/
Morcz6738/
Moerz6714/
Mohrz6712/
Meerz6711/
Mahrz679/
Marzz674/
Mardz673/
Marrz672/
Mordz671/
Mmarz671/
Merdz671/
Merzz671/
Merzs671/

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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
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  • 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 Mörz
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