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Names / Matsumoto

Is Matsumoto a first name or a last name?

Matsumoto is a family name (last name). It is mostly a family name in Japan.

How to address someone called Matsumoto

  • Japan. Matsumoto is a family name and is usually written first. Write Dear Mr. Matsumoto or Dear Ms. Matsumoto, or use the full name if you cannot tell which title fits.

Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.

Matsumoto by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Matsumoto as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (655 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
Japan6450100%
United States50100%

Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.

Matsumoto in the United States

  • As a surname: about 4,486 people in the 2010 census, rank 7,421 among US surnames.

More on this naming tradition: How Japanese names work.

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