Tomotani Surname
Approximately 680 people bear this surname
Tomotani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 642 | 1:199,134 | 8,973 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tomotani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tomotani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tomotani occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tomotani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 487,899th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Tomotani are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
Tomotani is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 642 people, or 1 in 199,134. In Japan it is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 44 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Okayama Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Besides Japan this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomotani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tomatani | 88 | 261 | / |
| Tamotani | 88 | 4 | / |
| Tahmotani | 82 | 422 | / |
| Tametani | 75 | 621 | / |
| Tamatani | 75 | 17 | / |
| Tamoteni | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tumatani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tomateni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tomatane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tahmatani | 71 | 36 | / |
| Thamatani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tamadtani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tammatani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamattani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thamattani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thammatani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamatana | 63 | 52 | / |
| Tamutana | 63 | 4 | / |
| Tamutane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Thamatana | 59 | 4 | / |
| Tamateni | 50 | 51 | / |
| Tameteni | 50 | 4 | / |
| Thammathanys | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tamatoni | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Tomotani
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