Moriwaki Surname

20,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Moriwaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriwaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan26,4661:4,831777
United States3551:1,021,01175,157
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Moriwaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moriwaki has its highest incidence in Japan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriwaki? popularity and diffusion

Moriwaki is the 20,264th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 269,929 people. The surname Moriwaki occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Moriwaki reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 26,466 people, or 1 in 4,831. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Shimane Prefecture, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Moriwaki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moriwaki are 25.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.38% registered with the party.

Moriwaki earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.55% more than the national average, earning $51,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moriwaski941/
Moriwaka88620/
Moriwake88414/
Morivaki8810/
Mariwaki889/
Mariwake751/
Moorewaker671/
Mareweki634/
Maruweki634/
Muriwaqa634/
Muriwaca631/
Muriwochii561/
Marevaka506/
Maruveki501/
Maruweke501/

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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 Moriwaki
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