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) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 402,870th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yamashi reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Yamashi is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 853 people, or 1 in 149,876. In Japan it 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. Excluding Japan Yamashi exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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