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 last name Yamashi (Hindi: यमशी) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamashi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 402,870th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yamashi are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 853 people, or 1 in 149,876. In Japan Yamashi is most frequent in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 29 percent are found, Aomori Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent are found.
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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