Motojima Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Motojima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motojima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan651:1,966,83527,587
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Motojima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motojima occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Motojima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motojima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,020,555th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Motojima are found; 76 percent are found in East Asia and 76 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 1,966,835. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 74 percent reside, Gunma Prefecture, where 2 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutoima8842/
Motosima887/
Motozima884/
Motozoima824/
Moutoiama822/
Matoima804/
Motouma801/
Motoyama756,477/
Mutijima756,004/
Moutouma7532/
Mutoimah759/
Mutajima754/
Motoyoma751/
Motime7121/
Mutoyimah7113/
Moajma717/
Mouthouma711/
Moustaima711/
Moutime67137/
Motoume6781/
Matouma6729/
Moajjma679/
Moteema677/
Mataima674/
Mouyoma674/
Moajama673/
Mutaima673/
Matoema672/
Moujama671/
Moayoma671/
Mohouma671/
Mohajma671/
Mohaima671/
Mutuima671/
Mutiema671/

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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 Motojima
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