Motoji Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Motoji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 140 | 1:913,174 | 19,248 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Motoji (5,399) may also be a first name.
Motoji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motoji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motoji (Marathi: मोतोजी) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Motoji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,441,361st most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Motoji are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Motoji is also the 91,615th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 5,399 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 913,174. In Japan it is mostly found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 44 percent are found, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 37 percent are found and Tottori Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motoji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motoji in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतोजी | motoji | - |
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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 Motoji
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