Yamamoto Surname
Approximately 1,159,973 people bear this surname
Yamamoto Surname Definition:
(Japanese) Dweller at the base of a mountian.
Read More About This SurnameYamamoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,131,374 | 1:113 | 7 |
| United States | 11,438 | 1:31,689 | 3,956 |
| Brazil | 8,633 | 1:24,797 | 1,119 |
| Thailand | 2,517 | 1:28,064 | 2,705 |
| Singapore | 847 | 1:6,503 | 400 |
| Canada | 792 | 1:46,522 | 5,709 |
| Mexico | 571 | 1:217,384 | 5,682 |
| Hong Kong | 506 | 1:14,497 | 374 |
| Philippines | 389 | 1:260,253 | 38,511 |
| Peru | 299 | 1:106,301 | 6,591 |
| Bolivia | 245 | 1:43,332 | 2,516 |
| Russia | 213 | 1:676,634 | 57,992 |
| Argentina | 182 | 1:234,854 | 19,159 |
| France | 166 | 1:400,137 | 58,863 |
| United Arab Emirates | 164 | 1:55,868 | 5,445 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Germany | 128 | 1:628,949 | 49,754 |
| England | 116 | 1:480,328 | 31,110 |
| Paraguay | 111 | 1:65,196 | 1,750 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Spain | 78 | 1:599,385 | 28,019 |
| New Caledonia | 78 | 1:3,541 | 557 |
| China | 64 | 1:21,364,399 | 1,185 |
| Guam | 62 | 1:2,583 | 336 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Colombia | 35 | 1:1,364,973 | 10,441 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| Ecuador | 28 | 1:568,066 | 11,415 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| South Korea | 12 | 1:4,270,021 | 781 |
| Marshall Islands | 12 | 1:4,318 | 834 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Yamamoto (802) may also be a first name.
Yamamoto Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Japanese) Dweller at the base of a mountian.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'base of the mountain' in the Japanese language.
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Yamamoto Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Yamamoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamamoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamamoto (Russian: Ямамото) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamamoto? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yamamoto is the 449th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,283 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yamamoto are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 288,921st most common first name globally, borne by 802 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 1,131,374 people, or 1 in 113. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Besides Japan this surname exists in 95 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Yamamoto Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Yamamoto surname is principally Orthodox (69%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Yamamoto surname are 20.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.04% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yamamoto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.81% less than the national average, earning 215,244 kr per year; in Peru they earn 115.17% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,710 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.71% less than the national average, earning $17,547,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning $51,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $56,926 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamamotto | 94 | 21 | / |
| Yammamoto | 94 | 3 | / |
| Yamamotot | 94 | 2 | / |
| Yamamotoo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Yaamamoto | 94 | 1 | / |
| Yamammoto | 94 | 1 | / |
| Yiamamoto | 94 | 1 | / |
| Yamaamoto | 94 | 1 | / |
| Iamamoto | 88 | 353 | / |
| Yamomoto | 88 | 241 | / |
| Yamamato | 88 | 24 | / |
| Yamamota | 88 | 8 | / |
| Yomamoto | 88 | 2 | / |
| Yamamuto | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jamamoto | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yamamatou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hiamamoto | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yamamuta | 75 | 37 | / |
| Yamomota | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iamamota | 75 | 4 | / |
| Iamamuto | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yomemoto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yamamatha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamaaimata | 56 | 9 | / |
Yamamoto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamamoto in the Russian language | ||
| Ямамото | amamoto | - |
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