Murakoshi Surname

29,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Murakoshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murakoshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan17,8521:7,1611,068
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Murakoshi Last Name Facts

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

Murakoshi occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murakoshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,554th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 402,138 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Murakoshi reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Murakoshi is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 17,852 people, or 1 in 7,161. In Japan Murakoshi is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 19 percent live, Chiba Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 14 percent live. Aside from Japan it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Murakoshi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Murakoshi surname are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.62% registered to vote for the party.

Murakoshi earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $48,152 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Murakushi89293/
Murakashi89174/
Murokoshi8915/
Murakosai891/
Morakoshi891/
Murakhochi847/
Murakozi821/
Murakasha7884/
Morokoshi784/
Mirakashi781/
Muraközi71101/
Murakozy7113/
Murekesi7112/
Murekasi712/
Murakazi711/
Morakasi711/
Murakachitt706/
Morokossi671/
Murakacitt633/
Muraközy59136/
Murakuce593/

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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 Murakoshi
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