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 surname Moritaka (Russian: Моритака) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moritaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,549th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,210,373 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Moritaka reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 98,972nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,775 people.

Moritaka is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 2,205 people, or 1 in 57,979. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 19 percent are found, Ehime Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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