Morimoto Surname

3,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Morimoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morimoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan159,3951:802134
United States2,0131:180,05917,999
Brazil1,2421:172,3636,641
Thailand2291:308,46453,166
Singapore2101:26,2271,017
Mexico1451:856,04312,054
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
Australia471:574,37741,856
Peru341:934,82718,471
Austria211:405,49741,758
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
England171:3,277,533109,658
Guam121:13,3432,098
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
China71:195,331,65210,124
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Morimoto (146) may also be a first name.

Morimoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morimoto (Russian: Моримото) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morimoto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,423rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,532 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Morimoto reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 763,528th most common given name world-wide, held by 146 people.

The last name is most common in Japan, where it is held by 159,395 people, or 1 in 802. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Nara Prefecture, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Morimoto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Morimoto are 25.75% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Morimoto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 67.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,551 per year; in United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $52,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Morimoto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morimoto in the Russian language
Моримотоmorimoto-

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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
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  • 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 Morimoto
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