Mochitani Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Mochitani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mochitani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan951:1,345,72923,181
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mochitani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mochitani is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mochitani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,894,523rd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Mochitani reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 1,345,729. In Japan Mochitani is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 42 percent are found, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 38 percent are found and Shimane Prefecture, where 13 percent are found. Besides Japan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Mochitani
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