Yamanaka Surname

3,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamanaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamanaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan153,3231:834145
Brazil1,3261:161,4446,222
United States1,1091:326,83429,687
Thailand3071:230,09238,818
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Mexico1071:1,160,05814,244
Canada901:409,39536,056
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Guam251:6,405908
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
England171:3,277,533109,658
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France71:9,488,960336,266
China71:195,331,65210,124
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yamanaka (248) may also be a first name.

Yamanaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamanaka (Arabic: يمنكا, Marathi: यमनाका, Russian: Яманака) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamanaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,580th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 46,477 people. Yamanaka is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yamanaka reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Yamanaka is also the 566,287th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 248 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 153,323 people, or 1 in 834. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Yamanaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yamanaka surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States Yamanaka are 25.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yamanaka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 183.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,886 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.83% less than the national average, earning $17,747,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $49,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $48,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yamanaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamanaka in the Marathi language
यमनाकाyamanaka50
यमनकाyamanaka50
Yamanaka in the Russian language
Яманакаamanaka-
Yamanaka in the Arabic language
يمنكاymnka-

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