Murakata Surname

204,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Murakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murakata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,6591:77,0615,258
Zimbabwe3361:45,9477,059
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India111:69,733,217610,955
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Murakata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murakata is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murakata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 204,296th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,582,864 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Murakata are found; 82 percent are found in East Asia and 82 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Murakata is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 1,659 people, or 1 in 77,061. In Japan it is most numerous in: Yamagata Prefecture, where 34 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 14 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Beside Japan Murakata occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Murakata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Murakata are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Murakata earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $31,075 USD per year.

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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 Murakata
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