Moribun Surname

332,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Moribun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moribun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,1021:116,0116,587
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908

Moribun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moribun is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moribun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 332,973rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,565,357 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Moribun reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 1,102 people, or 1 in 116,011. In Japan it is most frequent in: Okayama Prefecture, where 54 percent are found, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Beside Japan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maribun8620/
Moribon8617/
Maribung80105/
Maribon7111/
Moriwon715/
Merebun711/
Marimpun6712/
Morihwon674/
Moriewon671/
Morriwon670/
Mariebonn631/
Morevon571/

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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 Moribun
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