Motoyanagi Surname
Approximately 719 people bear this surname
Motoyanagi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 715 | 1:178,803 | 8,465 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Motoyanagi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motoyanagi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motoyanagi is found most in Japan. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motoyanagi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 467,776th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Motoyanagi reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 715 people, or 1 in 178,803. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Fukushima Prefecture, where 47 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Motoyanagi
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