Morimae Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Morimae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morimae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4421:289,24010,928
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Morimae Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morimae is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morimae? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 648,005th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,605,023 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Morimae reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

It is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 442 people, or 1 in 289,240. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Gifu Prefecture, where 28 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Japan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 3 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morimahe9358/
Morimai8623/
Moremae8618/
Morimiya80409/
Moremahe806/
Morimoya801/
Moorhimey750/
Merimoe717/
Marimay714/
Maremae714/
Marimau713/
Moremie712/
Marimea711/
Marimùa711/
Marimäe711/
Marimai711/
Marimaa711/
Marimee711/
Marymae711/
Moresmau67157/
Marimiya6712/
Marimayi673/
Marimeya672/
Marimeas671/

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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 Morimae
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