Moriyoshi Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Moriyoshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriyoshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9441:135,4287,181
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moriyoshi (7,021) may also be a first name.

Moriyoshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moriyoshi is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriyoshi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 377,677th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Moriyoshi are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Moriyoshi is also the 77,405th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 7,021 people.

This surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 944 people, or 1 in 135,428. In Japan Moriyoshi is primarily found in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Tokushima Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Moriyoshi
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