Morishita Surname

6,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Morishita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morishita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan91,7501:1,393262
Brazil6831:313,43212,076
United States5271:687,77854,603
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Thailand1001:706,383117,076
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
China41:341,830,39216,990
France41:16,605,680368,153
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Palau11:21,643223
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Morishita (12) may also be a first name.

Morishita Last Name Facts

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

Morishita occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morishita? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morishita is the 6,054th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,068 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Morishita reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 91,750 people, or 1 in 1,393. In Japan Morishita is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Shizuoka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Morishita Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Morishita last name are 4.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.46% registered with the party.

The amount Morishita earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $55,754 CAD per year.

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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 Morishita
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