Moritsu Surname
Approximately 556 people bear this surname
Moritsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 554 | 1:230,766 | 9,695 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Moritsu (22) may also be a first name.
Moritsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moritsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moritsu is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moritsu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Moritsu is the 568,231st most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Moritsu reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name in the world, held by 22 people.
This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 230,766. In Japan Moritsu is most prevalent in: Kyoto Prefecture, where 44 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 29 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 23 percent live. Apart from Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morisu | 92 | 388 | / |
| Morishu | 86 | 260 | / |
| Morisaux | 80 | 23 | / |
| Morissau | 80 | 11 | / |
| Morisseu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moreisau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mourisou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mauritsu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morrisut | 80 | 0 | / |
| Moresu | 77 | 434 | / |
| Marisu | 77 | 146 | / |
| Morizu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morisů | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morissaud | 75 | 19 | / |
| Moraissou | 75 | 11 | / |
| Morrisseu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Morrissui | 75 | 3 | / |
| Morrissuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morrisouy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mariosu | 71 | 125 | / |
| Marisau | 71 | 112 | / |
| Mouraissou | 71 | 63 | / |
| Maurisu | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mourissoux | 71 | 13 | / |
| Maretsu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Moreesu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maraisu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mariseu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Moreshu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Morichu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Masrisu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marutsu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marishu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moureissou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marisus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marisuz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moricau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouroissou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mariesu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marissou | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mouricou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Morichau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Morrisoe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maritchu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maretsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marrisou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Moritsu
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