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
Yamaguchi Political Affiliation
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Yamaguchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamaguchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamaguchi (Russian: Ямагучи) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yamaguchi.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamaguchi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yamaguchi is the 777th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,652 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yamaguchi reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 53 people.
The surname Yamaguchi is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 673,597 people, or 1 in 190. In Japan Yamaguchi is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this surname is found in 81 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Yamaguchi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yamaguchi has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Yamaguchi surname expanded 11,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yamaguchi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yamaguchi surname are 19.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.36% being registered with the 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
- 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 Yamaguchi
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