Matsunaga Surname

5,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Matsunaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matsunaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan109,1051:1,172218
Brazil1,3501:158,5746,104
United States1,2921:280,54126,154
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Canada641:575,71247,839
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
England331:1,688,42669,999
Northern Mariana Islands311:1,761219
Guam291:5,521755
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France131:5,109,440259,941
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China41:341,830,39216,990
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Matsunaga (149) may also be a first name.

Matsunaga Last Name Facts

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

Matsunaga (Russian: Мацунага) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Matsunaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsunaga? popularity and diffusion

Matsunaga is the 5,031st most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 64,798 people. The surname Matsunaga is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Matsunaga are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Matsunaga is also the 754,880th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 149 people.

This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 109,105 people, or 1 in 1,172. In Japan it is mostly found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Barring Japan Matsunaga occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Matsunaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matsunaga last name are 17.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Matsunaga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $51,203 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masunaga947,737/
Massunaga89100/
Matzunaga8960/
Matxunaga891/
Maisunaga891/
Massunanga847/
Masonaga821/
Macunaga821/
Matsunogi7839/
Matsunogo786/
Massounougou572/
MacOnaghy5652/
MacOnagie561/
Massounnougou551/
Maconaghie5383/
MacOnaughey5039/

Matsunaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matsunaga in the Russian language
Мацунагаmacunaga-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matsunaga
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