Motohara Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Motohara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motohara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,2411:103,0176,160
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motohara Last Name Facts

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

Motohara has its highest incidence in Japan. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motohara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,968th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Motohara reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 1,241 people, or 1 in 103,017. In Japan Motohara is most prevalent in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Okinawa Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Okayama Prefecture, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Japan Motohara exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motoara9321/
Matohara8895/
Motoharo8827/
Motoarga8811/
Motoharoh8218/
Motahhara821/
Matoara804/
Mothoharoh7816/
Motohharoh782/
Motahharad781/
Motaoura751/
Matoorah6326/
Mathoorah59102/
Matahotra591/
Mataora53117/
Matojoro501/

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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 Motohara
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