Hello, Mr. Morita. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Morita, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.
Found nationwide, particularly common in Aomori, Toyama, and Tottori Prefectures.
Shared lineage with the Morita clan. Derived from the auspicious character “盛” (prosperity) and “田” (field).
The Morita family of Aomori Prefecture: A wealthy merchant family from Shichinohe, descendants of Ishida Mitsunari. They adopted the character “田” from Ishida’s name and the character ‘盛’ from Morioka Domain to form “Morita”.
The Morita family of Kagoshima: Added the character “田” to the single-character surname “盛” from the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture.
This surname is relatively rare in Japan, ranking around 2,035th. Approximately 7,000 people bear this surname in Japan.
Classifica dei cognomi nippo-americani (indagine dell'Ufficio del Censimento degli Stati Uniti, 1990)
Japanese surnames are the 29th most common among Japanese Americans.
| Cognome | Kanji | Supplemento | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka |  |
4° in Giappone |
| 2 | Yamamoto |   |
8° in Giappone |
| 3 | Nakamura |   ・・・ |
7° in Giappone |
| 4 | Watanabe |   ・・・ |
6° in Giappone |
| 5 | Sato |  |
Primo in Giappone |
| 6 | Yamada |  |
12° in Giappone |
| 7 | Kimura |  (scritto in verticale) |
17° in Giappone |
| 8 | Suzuki |   (scritto in verticale) |
Secondo in Giappone |
| 9 | Kato |  |
10° in Giappone |
| 10 | Yoshida |  |
11° in Giappone |
| 11 | Takahashi |  |
3° in Giappone |
| 12 | Higa |  |
Primo posto a Okinawa , in Giappone. |
| 13 | Kobayashi |  |
9° in Giappone |
| 14 | Nakano |   ・・・ |
46° in Giappone |
| 15 | Hayashi |  |
20° posto in Giappone |
| 16 | Hashimoto |  |
24° in Giappone |
| 17 | Saito |   ・・・ |
19° in Giappone |
| 18 | Sasaki |  |
13° in Giappone |
| 19 | Mori |   ・・・ |
22° in Giappone |
| 20 | Matsumoto |  (scritto in verticale)  |
15° in Giappone |
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| 29 | Morita |  (scritto in verticale) |
61th in Japan |
