Yamamura Surname

148,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Yamamura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,4791:86,4405,583
Brazil6301:339,80113,040
United States5911:613,29849,723
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Canada441:837,40065,151
Marshall Islands331:1,570388
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
France51:13,284,544357,392
China51:273,464,31313,838
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Yamamura Last Name Facts

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

Yamamura is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Yamamura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamamura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,293rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,443,845 people. The surname Yamamura is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Yamamura are found; 50 percent are found in East Asia and 50 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 1,479 people, or 1 in 86,440. In Japan Yamamura is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 49 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Yamamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yamamura are 21.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yamamura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 238.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 65,534 per year; in United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.49% more than the national average, earning $59,862 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Yamamura
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