Yagyu Surname

60,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yagyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yagyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan8,2331:15,5281,904
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Yagyu (13) may also be a first name.

Yagyu Last Name Facts

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

Yagyu (Russian: Ягю) is most common in Japan. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yagyu? popularity and diffusion

Yagyu is the 60,269th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 871,612 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yagyu are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Yagyu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 8,233 people, or 1 in 15,528. In Japan Yagyu is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan Yagyu occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Portugal, where 0 percent reside.

Yagyu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yagyu last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Yagyu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning $62,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yagyuu914/
Yagyui911/
Agyu8994/
Yagy8958/
Yagya801,190/
Yeagy80182/
Yogyu8038/
Agyau808/
Yagyi805/
Yagyo801/
Agyui801/
Agyuo801/
Yaagy801/
Agy757,033/
Ygy753/
Agyowu7353/
Yogyou7312/
Agyawu735/
Agyiwu733/
Ayagya731/
Owagyu731/
Agyaou731/
Agyuah731/
Aoyagy731/
Yogyuh731/
Yagyey731/
Agyo676,146/
Agya672,660/
Agye671,312/
Augy67412/
Eagy67114/
Agyi6729/
Agyy676/
Eygy672/
Yhgy671/
Ywgy671/
Uygy671/
Ugyu671/
Uagy671/
Awgy671/
Aygy671/

Yagyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yagyu in the Russian language
Ягюagu-

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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 Yagyu
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