Yamamiya Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Singapore

Yamamiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamamiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan601:2,130,73828,607
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yamamiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamamiya (Marathi: यममीया) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yamamiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamamiya? popularity and diffusion

Yamamiya is the 1,860,621st most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. Yamamiya is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yamamiya reside; 61 percent reside in East Asia and 61 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 2,130,738. In Japan it is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 80 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 30 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamaimaya821/
Yamamay8015/
Yamamai802/
Yamamae801/
Yamamoyo751/
Yamaimai751/
Yammamie751/
Jamasmiye7122/
Yamamou676/
Jamamai674/
Jamamaa671/
Jamamawe6333/
Jhamamai631/
Ihamamau631/
Jamasmeie5913/
Jaumaimai591/
Jomamoy536/
Iamotmai50276/
Jamgomai501/

Yamamiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamamiya in the Marathi language
यममीयाyamamiya-

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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 Yamamiya
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