Yamada Surname

625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamada Surname User-submission:

Japanese surnames are typically a description of the area the family came from. Yamada in kanji uses the characters for 'mountain' and 'rice paddy'. So Yamada means the family lived near a rice paddy by a mountain. Since many families live in such an area, Yamada is a very common surname.

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Yamada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan847,5341:15113
United States6,6711:54,3346,485
Brazil5,4811:39,0581,601
Thailand1,5851:44,5675,035
Singapore5651:9,748515
Hong Kong4641:15,809389
Canada4481:82,2459,170
Mexico2751:451,3688,491
Philippines2271:445,98354,865
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
Peru1011:314,69411,511
Micronesia801:1,328288
England791:705,29239,851
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Malaysia601:491,57024,692
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Paraguay541:134,0142,871
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Chile471:374,81910,292
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Northern Mariana Islands361:1,516196
China341:40,215,3402,154
France331:2,012,810168,616
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Sweden211:468,89333,666
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
India111:69,733,217610,955
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Norway71:734,61250,907
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Panama41:978,06412,245
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yamada (286) may also be a first name.

Yamada Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Japanese surnames are typically a description of the area the family came from. Yamada in kanji uses the characters for 'mountain' and 'rice paddy'. So Yamada means the family lived near a rice paddy by a mountain. Since many families live in such an area, Yamada is a very common surname.

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Yamada Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamada (Arabic: يامادا, Marathi: यामादा, Oriya: ଯ଼ାମାଦା, Russian: Ямада) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamada? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yamada is the 625th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,426 people. The last name Yamada occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yamada live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Yamada is also the 523,065th most common first name globally, borne by 286 people.

Yamada is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 847,534 people, or 1 in 151. In Japan Yamada is most numerous in: Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Other than Japan it is found in 96 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Yamada Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Buddhist (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Yamada last name are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.83% registered with the party.

The amount Yamada earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.17% less than the national average, earning €26,676 per year; in Norway they earn 9.17% less than the national average, earning 314,335 kr per year; in Peru they earn 71.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,340 per year; in United States they earn 21.07% more than the national average, earning $52,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $53,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamadağ92222/
Yamadas92118/
Yamaeda9256/
Yamadai9244/
Yammada9232/
Hyamada928/
Yamadad924/
Yamadat922/
Yamgada921/
Yamaday921/
Yamadda921/
Yasmaida867/
Yamgadda863/
Yahmadah861/
Yhamadaj861/
Yamade832,782/
Jamada83921/
Yamado83310/
Yamadi83133/
Iamada83115/
Yomada836/
Yameda834/
Yamoda834/
Jamadad77437/
Yamouda77162/
Yahmadi77139/
Yamadoi77121/
Jamadas77110/
Yasmadi7792/
Yammadi7737/
Yamadeu7735/
Yamadje7722/
Jamadah7720/
Jammada7718/
Yatmadi7713/
Jamaday776/
Yamaudi775/
Yamedda775/
Yamadou775/
Yamaudo775/
Jamadau774/
Jamaida773/
Yamaadi773/
Jamadha773/
Jamadat773/
Jamadaj772/
Jaimada772/
Hyamado772/
Hyamadi771/
Iamadad771/
Yamaddi771/
Yomadah771/
Yamaide771/
Yamadee771/
Ajomada771/
Hiamada771/
Hjamada771/
Oyomada771/
Yamadio771/
Jhamada771/
Jamadai771/
Jamadhad7165/
Hyamadou7116/
Jamaidah7114/
Yamahudi716/
Yamgaddi714/
Jamadath712/
Jamadaud712/
Ajjamada712/
Jamaadad712/
Jhamaday711/
Jamadaph711/
Jammadai711/
Jammaday711/
Jaimaida711/
Yamadouy711/
Yahmadou711/
Yahamado711/
Jamhadas711/
Jammadas711/
Oyiameda711/
Yomoda672,684/
Jamadi672,569/
Yamodo67695/
Jamoda67142/
Jamade67119/
Yamedo6752/
Yomade6751/
Jamado6720/
Jameda6715/
Yomeda679/
Jomada677/
Jamadaggi673/
Eamadi673/
Yamode673/
Iamade672/
Iamadi672/
Jamady672/
Jamadhahe671/
Iamadioha671/
Iamado671/
Iameda671/
Yohammadi671/

Yamada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamada in the Oriya language
ଯ଼ାମାଦାyamada-
Yamada in the Marathi language
यामादाyamada-
Yamada in the Russian language
Ямадаamada-
Yamada in the Arabic language
ياماداyamada-

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