Masamoto Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Masamoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masamoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan691:1,852,81626,842
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Masamoto (756) may also be a first name.

Masamoto Last Name Facts

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

Masamoto is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masamoto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Masamoto live; 64 percent live in East Asia and 64 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Masamoto is also the 298,808th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 756 people.

It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 1,852,816. In Japan it is most numerous in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 70 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent live and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Aside from Japan Masamoto occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Peru, where 7 percent live.

Masamoto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Masamoto last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Masamoto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 28.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,970 per year and in United States they earn 20.12% less than the national average, earning $34,467 USD per year.

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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 Masamoto
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