Yaguiu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Yaguiu Surname User-submission:

Yaguiu (柳生 Yagyū) is a samurai surname. It means 'willow' (柳) and 'life', 'genuine', 'birth' (生).

Yaguiu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Japan21:63,922,14662,827

Yaguiu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yaguiu (柳生 Yagyū) is a samurai surname. It means 'willow' (柳) and 'life', 'genuine', 'birth' (生).

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Yaguiu Last Name Facts

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

Yaguiu is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaguiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yaguiu is the 2,372,517th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Yaguiu reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 3,398,005. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 75 percent live, Paraná, where 14 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil Yaguiu occurs in one country. It is also common in Japan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Yagyui831/
Yakuiu831/
Iaguiu831/
Yangjui771/
Yangoiu771/
Yageu731/
Yaguehou711/
Yagoju674/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaguiu
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