Yamashima Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Yamashima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 459 | 1:278,528 | 10,711 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Yamashima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamashima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamashima is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yamashima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamashima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 652,085th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yamashima reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 459 people, or 1 in 278,528. In Japan it is mostly found in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Gifu Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamshima | 94 | 50 | / |
| Yamachima | 89 | 4 | / |
| Yamashama | 89 | 1 | / |
| Amshima | 88 | 69 | / |
| Amashim | 88 | 1 | / |
| Umashima | 82 | 1,357 | / |
| Imashima | 82 | 680 | / |
| Ameshima | 82 | 47 | / |
| Amishima | 82 | 29 | / |
| Omashima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Uamshima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amaeshim | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amshim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yumishima | 78 | 5 | / |
| Imyashima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Yamshamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amishim | 75 | 199 | / |
| Amasham | 75 | 13 | / |
| Yamsham | 75 | 7 | / |
| Omashim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aumshim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Imashama | 71 | 376 | / |
| Umishima | 71 | 129 | / |
| Umeshima | 71 | 74 | / |
| Omishima | 71 | 53 | / |
| Amshamma | 71 | 46 | / |
| Umashime | 71 | 25 | / |
| Amatchim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amishi M | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emhashim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amatiama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uamyshma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamosuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Immashama | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amsham | 67 | 12 | / |
| Amushamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amshem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ammshamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Imshim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamesimo | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Yamashima
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