Moritaka Surname

186,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Moritaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moritaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,2051:57,9794,414
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Moritaka (4,775) may also be a first name.

Moritaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moritaka (Russian: Моритака) occurs most in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moritaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 186,549th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,210,373 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Moritaka live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 98,972nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 4,775 people.

The last name Moritaka is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 2,205 people, or 1 in 57,979. In Japan Moritaka is mostly concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 19 percent live, Ehime Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Barring Japan this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Moritaka Last Name Statistics demography

Moritaka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morithaka944/
Moritake882,153/
Moritaki88129/
Moretaka8817/
Moritaca885/
Muritaka881/
Moraitaki82180/
Moraitakis78328/
Moraitakes781/
Moritoki75423/
Marutaka7521/
Maritako751/
Maritaki751/
Muritaca751/
Motraitakis741/
Maritakis716/
Moretekai711/
Mariettaki672/
Maruthakka671/
Mereteka631/
Maretako631/
Margetaki5916/
Moritochi591/

Moritaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moritaka in the Russian language
Моритакаmoritaka-

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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 Moritaka
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