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) is found most in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Matsunaga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsunaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,031st most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 64,798 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Matsunaga live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Matsunaga is also the 754,880th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 149 people.

Matsunaga is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 109,105 people, or 1 in 1,172. In Japan it is most numerous in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Matsunaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matsunaga surname are 17.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.86% registered to vote for 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

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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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