Yamamotto Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Yamamotto Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'base of the mountain' in the Japanese language.
Yamamotto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
Yamamotto Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'base of the mountain' in the Japanese language.
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Where Does The Last Name Yamamotto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamamotto is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamamotto? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yamamotto is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Yamamotto are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Luso-South America.
Yamamotto is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 42 percent reside, Mato Grosso do Sul, where 33 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamamoto | 94 | 1,159,973 | / |
| Yammamoto | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yamamotot | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yamamotoo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yaamamoto | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yamammoto | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yiamamoto | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yamaamoto | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iamamoto | 82 | 353 | / |
| Yamomoto | 82 | 241 | / |
| Yamamato | 82 | 24 | / |
| Yamamota | 82 | 8 | / |
| Yomamoto | 82 | 2 | / |
| Yamamuto | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jamamoto | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yamamatou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hiamamoto | 78 | 1 | / |
| Yamamuta | 71 | 37 | / |
| Yamomota | 71 | 6 | / |
| Iamamota | 71 | 4 | / |
| Iamamuto | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yomemoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamamatha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamaaimata | 53 | 9 | / |
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