Masamune Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Masamune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masamune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5401:236,7499,825
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Masamune (890) may also be a first name.

Masamune Last Name Facts

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

Masamune (Russian: Масамуне) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Masamune click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masamune? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 556,360th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. The last name Masamune is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Masamune are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Masamune is also the 272,424th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 890 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 236,749. In Japan it is most common in: Okayama Prefecture, where 37 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 15 percent live. Other than Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masamune Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masamune in the Russian language
Масамунеmasamune-

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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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  • 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 Masamune
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