Motono Surname

209,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,8501:69,1054,914
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Mótono (1) are calculated separately.

Motono (29) may also be a first name.

Motono Last Name Facts

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

Motono is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mótono. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motono? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 209,270th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,689,897 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Motono live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Motono is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname Motono is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 1,850 people, or 1 in 69,105. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mótono941/
Motongo92860/
Moutono9263/
Mmotono921/
Moutongo86644/
Moutonou86109/
Motounou8611/
Moitongo861/
Motoumno861/
Mottogno861/
Matono832,997/
Motona83749/
Motano83106/
Mottonnot808/
Motoungou804/
Moutongou804/
Moutounou803/
Moutongoh801/
Motoumgno801/
Matongo7728,511/
Motogna77609/
Motonga77237/
Matonho7766/
Matonot7762/
Mautono7710/
Mootona776/
Matonoi774/
Matogno773/
Matouno772/
Motouna772/
Motauno772/
Mattono771/
Mmotona771/
Matonou771/
Mostano771/
Moytano771/
Moutona771/
Motohna771/
Moutano771/
Mouthounou751/
Moutoungou751/
Mouthounos751/
Mattogno71611/
Matonoha71157/
Mathongo71156/
Motoonna7169/
Moutonga7113/
Masthono7112/
Mothonga719/
Matongoh715/
Mottanoi714/
Moutouna713/
Mottanno712/
Matongoy711/
Matoongo711/
Matognoy711/
Modtanoy711/
Moutoina711/
Matounou711/
Matongno711/
Matano6716,078/
Matona675,473/
Motana671,249/
Motaño6736/
Moutounga679/
Matoungou678/
Moustanou671/
Mathongou671/
Moutagnou670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motono
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