Motoshima Surname
Approximately 2,188 people bear this surname
Motoshima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,089 | 1:61,199 | 4,578 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Motoshima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motoshima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motoshima occurs most in Japan. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motoshima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 192,437th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,330,688 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Motoshima are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 2,089 people, or 1 in 61,199. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 15 percent live, Nagano Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Beside Japan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motosima | 94 | 7 | / |
| Matoshima | 89 | 10 | / |
| Moteshima | 89 | 1 | / |
| Motozima | 82 | 4 | / |
| Motoxima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matushima | 78 | 94 | / |
| Matashima | 78 | 4 | / |
| Motozoima | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mohtashimi | 74 | 127 | / |
| Mutashimah | 74 | 12 | / |
| Mohtashime | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mastushima | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matusshima | 74 | 1 | / |
| Matusima | 71 | 11 | / |
| Matasima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motesuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathuzima | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mutasimah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Matuchima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohtashemi | 63 | 95 | / |
| Muhtashimi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mohtasheme | 63 | 2 | / |
| Matosimhos | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mututshime | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mohtaschemi | 60 | 5 | / |
| Matucima | 59 | 11 | / |
| Matuzima | 59 | 9 | / |
| Motasemi | 59 | 3 | / |
| Matazima | 59 | 1 | / |
| Matasimi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mutasema | 59 | 1 | / |
| Matheussaima | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mataazima | 56 | 4 | / |
| Matauzima | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mahtashemi | 53 | 50 | / |
| Muttazimah | 53 | 36 | / |
| Mohtachemi | 53 | 12 | / |
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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 Motoshima
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