Motosuke Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Motosuke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motosuke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan631:2,029,27428,003
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944

Motosuke (1,689) may also be a first name.

Motosuke Last Name Facts

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

Motosuke is found most frequently in Japan. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Motosuke.

How Common Is The Last Name Motosuke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Motosuke is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Motosuke reside; 81 percent reside in East Asia and 81 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Motosuke is also the 187,161st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 1,689 people.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,029,274. In Japan Motosuke is mostly concentrated in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 89 percent reside, Shimane Prefecture, where 6 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent reside.

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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 Motosuke
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