Minamata Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Minamata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 175 | 1:730,539 | 17,376 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
Minamata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Minamata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Minamata has its highest incidence in Japan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Minamata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,227,038th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Minamata live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 730,539. In Japan Minamata is most prevalent in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 33 percent reside, Kumamoto Prefecture, where 30 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Japan Minamata exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainamata | 94 | 9 | / |
| Muinamata | 94 | 1 | / |
| Minamatau | 94 | 1 | / |
| Minaimata | 94 | 1 | / |
| Minomata | 88 | 91 | / |
| Mainamato | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mainamati | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moinamati | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mainoumata | 78 | 131 | / |
| Mingomataj | 78 | 25 | / |
| Mainamatho | 78 | 1 | / |
| Minamoto | 75 | 6,951 | / |
| Minamotoi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Minamotho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minamotto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minemoto | 63 | 2,014 | / |
| Munamoto | 63 | 74 | / |
| Mainoumatou | 63 | 18 | / |
| Menometa | 63 | 3 | / |
| Munemato | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mineimoto | 59 | 2 | / |
| Maynoumatou | 53 | 9 | / |
| Meynoumatou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Munemoto | 50 | 71 | / |
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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 Minamata
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