Matsuoka Surname

3,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Matsuoka Surname User-submission:

The Matsuoka surname means 'hill of pine' in Japanese.

Matsuoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan147,8731:865152
United States1,7851:203,05819,948
Brazil1,2221:175,1846,747
Thailand1631:433,36475,990
Peru1181:269,35710,712
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Canada421:877,27667,671
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England211:2,653,24194,788
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China71:195,331,65210,124
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France61:11,070,454349,096
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palau11:21,643223
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Matsuoka (16) may also be a first name.

Matsuoka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Matsuoka surname means 'hill of pine' in Japanese.

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Matsuoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matsuoka (Russian: Мацуока) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Matsuoka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matsuoka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,708th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,089 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Matsuoka reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 16 people.

The last name Matsuoka is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 147,873 people, or 1 in 865. In Japan Matsuoka is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Beside Japan this last name exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Matsuoka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matsuoka surname are 19.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Matsuoka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 80.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,938 per year; in United States they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $50,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $55,571 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matsuoka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matsuoka in the Russian language
Мацуокаmacuoka-

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