Yamakita Surname

74,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamakita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamakita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,6141:19,3292,199
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yamakita Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamakita is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yamakita click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamakita? popularity and diffusion

Yamakita is the 74,032nd most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,096,531 people. The last name Yamakita is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yamakita reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

It is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 6,614 people, or 1 in 19,329. In Japan it is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 14 percent live, Mie Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Gifu Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Excluding Japan Yamakita exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Yamakita Last Name Statistics demography

Yamakita earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamaskita943/
Yamacita8877/
Yamakuta884/
Yamakito881/
Yamachita82125/
Yamaquita821/
Yamakaitis7830/
Iamacita756/
Yamokito751/
Yamacito751/
Iamachita7113/
Iamaquita712/
Yamachite711/
Hiamachita671/
Iamacito631/
Iamachite591/

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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 Yamakita
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