Munakata Surname

23,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Munakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munakata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan22,9261:5,576879
Brazil1531:1,399,17947,255
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England41:13,929,515290,718
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Munakata (17) may also be a first name.

Munakata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munakata (Russian: Мунаката) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munakata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,377th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 314,362 people. The surname Munakata is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Munakata are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Munakata is also the 2,694,839th most common first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 22,926 people, or 1 in 5,576. In Japan Munakata is most frequent in: Fukushima Prefecture, where 30 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found and Aomori Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Munakata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Munakata last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.21% being registered with the party.

Munakata earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.31% more than the national average, earning $49,755 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minakata88887/
Munekata88282/
Munakato884/
Munacata883/
Monakata881/
Munakatti821/
Munakkati821/
Munakotta821/
Minokata75114/
Minakato7522/
Munakoti758/
Munekato751/
Monakati751/
Muinakoti716/
Munnakoti711/
Munokote631/
Monnakhathi631/

Munakata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munakata in the Russian language
Мунакатаmunakata-

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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 Munakata
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