Mototsu Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Mototsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mototsu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan711:1,800,62426,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mototsu Last Name Facts

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

Mototsu occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mototsu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Mototsu are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Mototsu is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 1,800,624. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 66 percent live, Nagasaki Prefecture, where 28 percent live and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Beside Japan Mototsu occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motosu92241/
Motoshu862/
Motocu77114/
Motasu771/
Motashu71115/
Matutsu7140/
Matousu715/
Matetsu711/
Motassu711/
Matatsu711/
Mattasut672/
Motoshoo671/
Mathetsu671/
Metatseu671/
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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 Mototsu
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