Motonaga Surname

192,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Motonaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motonaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,0091:63,6364,693
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Motonaga (94) may also be a first name.

Motonaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motonaga is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motonaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 192,064th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,323,094 people. Motonaga is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Motonaga live; 92 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Motonaga is also the 980,251st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 94 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 2,009 people, or 1 in 63,636. In Japan it is most numerous in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 31 percent live, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Motonaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Motonaga are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Motonaga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $46,387 USD per year.

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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 Motonaga
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