Yamaoki Surname
Approximately 514 people bear this surname
Yamaoki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 503 | 1:254,164 | 10,248 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
Yamaoki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamaoki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yamaoki is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamaoki? popularity and diffusion
Yamaoki is the 603,653rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yamaoki reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Yamaoki is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 503 people, or 1 in 254,164. In Japan it is primarily found in: Kōchi Prefecture, where 61 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Yamaoki
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