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Names / Mori

Is Mori a first name or a last name?

Mori is a family name (last name). It is mostly a family name in Japan and Italy.

How to address someone called Mori

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

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

Mori by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Mori as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (810 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
Japan6841100%
Italy600100%
Peru150100%
Slovenia120100%
United States10191%
Spain50100%
France50100%
Mexico30100%

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

Mori in the United States

  • As a surname: about 4,228 people in the 2010 census, rank 7,831 among US surnames.

More on this naming tradition: How Japanese names work.

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