Yamashi Surname
Approximately 871 people bear this surname
Yamashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 853 | 1:149,876 | 7,650 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Yamashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamashi (Hindi: यमशी) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 402,870th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yamashi live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
Yamashi is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 853 people, or 1 in 149,876. In Japan Yamashi is most numerous in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 29 percent reside, Aomori Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Japan it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yamashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yamashi in the Hindi language | ||
| यमशी | yamasi | - |
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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 Yamashi
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