Yamahata Surname

110,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamahata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamahata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,1371:30,9032,996
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yamahata Last Name Facts

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

Yamahata is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamahata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 110,084th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,724,863 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yamahata reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 4,137 people, or 1 in 30,903. In Japan it is primarily found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 23 percent are found, Aomori Prefecture, where 18 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Japan Yamahata exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Yamahata Last Name Statistics demography

Yamahata earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamahaita941/
Yamaata931/
Iamahata886/
Yamhatta885/
Yamahato881/
Yamata8694/
Yamasta8034/
Yamatay8031/
Yamatai8027/
Yamaita8018/
Yamaato8017/
Yammata807/
Yamatau805/
Yamgata802/
Yaamata801/
Yamatta801/
Yahamata757/
Yiamaita754/
Yatmatta751/
Yasmatah751/
Yamato7126,532/
Yamota7178/
Jamata7138/
Yameta7132/
Yomata7115/
Yamauthai711/
Yommathat711/
Ajomata67163/
Giamata67156/
Jamatah6794/
Geamata6752/
Ayomata6742/
Yamatoi6723/
Iamatta6715/
Yamatou6715/
Jamatai678/
Yamatto678/
Yametha675/
Jammata674/
Jasmata673/
Iamasta671/
Iamataj671/
Eamataj671/
Yamatho671/
Yomatat671/
Ehamata671/
Yamouta671/
Jamaita671/

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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 Yamahata
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