Morishin Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Morishin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 282 | 1:453,349 | 13,768 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
Morishin (217) may also be a first name.
Morishin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morishin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Morishin is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Morishin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morishin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 899,940th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Morishin reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 612,983rd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 217 people.
This surname is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 453,349. In Japan it is most numerous in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 66 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Okayama Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 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
- 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 Morishin
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