Moritani Surname

18,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Moritani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moritani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan29,1281:4,389715
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Moritani Last Name Facts

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

Moritani is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moritani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,843rd most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 249,249 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Moritani reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 29,128 people, or 1 in 4,389. In Japan Moritani is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Yamagata Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Japan Moritani occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Moritani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moritani surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Moritani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 396.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 96,271 per year and in United States they earn 48.18% more than the national average, earning $63,938 USD 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 Moritani
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