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

Motomitsu occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motomitsu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,058,336th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Motomitsu occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Motomitsu live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Motomitsu is also the 1,257,960th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 61 people.

Motomitsu is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 560,721. In Japan it is primarily found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 86 percent are found, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis