Yamagami Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamagami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamagami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5261:243,0509,970
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Yamagami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamagami (Russian: Ямагами) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamagami? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yamagami is the 421,746th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Yamagami reside; 64 percent reside in East Asia and 64 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Yamagami is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 526 people, or 1 in 243,050. In Japan Yamagami is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 58 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Yamagami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yamagami last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% registered with the party.

Yamagami earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.37% more than the national average, earning $52,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yamagami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamagami in the Russian language
Ямагамиamagami-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yamagami
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