Motoharu Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Motoharu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motoharu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan391:3,278,05934,181
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Motoharu (9,581) may also be a first name.

Motoharu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motoharu occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Motoharu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motoharu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Motoharu is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Motoharu are found; 87 percent are found in East Asia and 85 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 63,073rd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,581 people.

It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 3,278,059. In Japan Motoharu is primarily found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 92 percent reside, Aichi Prefecture, where 3 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 2 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
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  • 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 Motoharu
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