Motomitsu Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Motomitsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motomitsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2281:560,72115,332
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Motomitsu (61) may also be a first name.

Motomitsu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motomitsu is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motomitsu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,058,336th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Motomitsu reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 61 people.

The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 560,721. In Japan Motomitsu is mostly concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 86 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 2 percent reside. Barring Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motomatsu89777/
Motimitsu891/
Motomizu8294/
Motamotsu7884/
Motamatsu781/
Motomotsi781/
Motomods711/
Motomoadisi701/
Motimotse676/
Matometso674/
Motomoiadisi671/
Mot Motsa671/

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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 Motomitsu
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