Yamagiwa Surname
Approximately 11,951 people bear this surname
Yamagiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 11,833 | 1:10,804 | 1,452 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Yamagiwa Demographics
Average Yamagiwa Salary in
United States
$51,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yamagiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamagiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamagiwa is found most frequently in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamagiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yamagiwa is the 43,504th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 609,785 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yamagiwa live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 11,833 people, or 1 in 10,804. In Japan Yamagiwa is mostly found in: Mie Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Niigata Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live. Outside of Japan it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Yamagiwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yamagiwa surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
Yamagiwa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning $51,281 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaguiwa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Yamaguwa | 88 | 66 | / |
| Yamagiva | 88 | 3 | / |
| Yomagiwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yamaguiva | 82 | 8 | / |
| Yamajiwad | 82 | 5 | / |
| Iamaguiwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yamaziba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iamaguiva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jamaguiva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yamajibhai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yammajivad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yamacheva | 59 | 10 | / |
| Ihamajibhai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Yamashcheva | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Yamagiwa
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