Yamaguchi Surname
Approximately 684,122 people bear this surname
Yamaguchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 673,597 | 1:190 | 16 |
| United States | 4,196 | 1:86,382 | 9,754 |
| Brazil | 2,719 | 1:78,733 | 2,949 |
| Thailand | 1,263 | 1:55,929 | 6,792 |
| Singapore | 419 | 1:13,145 | 609 |
| Philippines | 224 | 1:451,956 | 55,298 |
| Hong Kong | 211 | 1:34,765 | 608 |
| Mexico | 180 | 1:689,590 | 10,740 |
| Peru | 164 | 1:193,806 | 9,093 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| Argentina | 115 | 1:371,682 | 28,832 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| Micronesia | 88 | 1:1,207 | 276 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Chile | 37 | 1:476,121 | 12,335 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Yamaguchi (53) may also be a first name.
Yamaguchi Demographics
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Yamaguchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamaguchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamaguchi (Russian: Ямагучи) is found most in Japan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamaguchi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 777th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,652 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yamaguchi are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name on earth, held by 53 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 673,597 people, or 1 in 190. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Yamaguchi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yamaguchi has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Yamaguchi surname rose 11,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yamaguchi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yamaguchi surname are 19.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.36% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yamaguchi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 46.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,469 per year; in United States they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning $51,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.04% more than the national average, earning $54,672 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagutchi | 95 | 7 | / |
| Yamaguschi | 95 | 5 | / |
| Yamagguchi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Yamanguchi | 95 | 4 | / |
| Yamaguchit | 95 | 2 | / |
| Yamaguchip | 95 | 1 | / |
| Yamaguchie | 95 | 1 | / |
| Yamagouchi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Yamagucchi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Yamaguchai | 95 | 1 | / |
| Iamaguchi | 89 | 60 | / |
| Yamagushi | 89 | 58 | / |
| Yamagucci | 89 | 5 | / |
| Yamaguche | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yamagucki | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yamaguxhi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yamagichi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yameguchi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jamaguchi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yamagochi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yamaguzhi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yamaguchj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yamagucha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yamaghichi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Yamagusi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Yamaguki | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yamagoshi | 78 | 11 | / |
| Yamagutsi | 78 | 5 | / |
| Yamaguse | 71 | 3 | / |
Yamaguchi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi in the Russian language | ||
| Ямагучи | amaguci | - |
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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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- 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 Yamaguchi
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