Yakushi Surname

322,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yakushi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakushi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,1151:114,6596,540
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yakushi (40) may also be a first name.

Yakushi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakushi (Russian: Якуши) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakushi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yakushi is the 322,008th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Yakushi live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 40 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 1,115 people, or 1 in 114,659. In Japan Yakushi is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 19 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent live and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Other than Japan Yakushi is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Peru, where 1 percent live.

Yakushi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

The amount Yakushi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 183.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,015 per year and in United States they earn 129.04% more than the national average, earning $98,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyakushi9357/
Yakusi922/
Yakusha86548/
Yakoshi8623/
Jakushi8617/
Yakousi862/
Yakishi862/
Yacushi861/
Yakutsi861/
Yakussi861/
Yakusih861/
Hyakusei80182/
Yakhishi8035/
Yakhoshi801/
Yakusher801/
Yakhuchi801/
Oyeakusi801/
Yakusa77146/
Yakosi7792/
Yakisi7772/
Yacusi776/
Jakusi776/
Yakuse772/
Yokusi771/
Yokoshi71403/
Yaquisi7120/
Jakuscheit7120/
Yacussi7114/
Yakossi717/
Yaccusi716/
Iakusha712/
Ijakusi711/
Yokishi711/
Yakoshe711/
Yakisih711/
Yokuchi711/
Yakoseh711/
Jakussi711/
Yaakisi711/
Yakutsoy6735/
Yakoussa6731/
Yiaccusi6710/
Yakhussa677/
Yakoucie675/
Yakeusse672/
Yokeuchi671/
Jokhushi671/
Yakutser671/
Yakouche671/
Yakousza671/
Yaqoussi671/
Yiacussi671/
Giakousi671/
Jakoschi671/

Yakushi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakushi in the Russian language
Якушиakusi-

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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
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  • 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 Yakushi
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