Yamashiro Surname

82,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamashiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamashiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,6181:48,8333,961
United States1,5651:231,60322,277
Brazil9931:215,5838,310
Peru3951:80,4665,609
Argentina1551:275,76422,190
Canada371:995,82774,831
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Yamashiro (13) may also be a first name.

Yamashiro Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yamashiro Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yamashiro is most common in Japan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamashiro? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 82,117th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,234,131 people. The last name Yamashiro is mostly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Yamashiro reside; 44 percent reside in East Asia and 44 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 2,618 people, or 1 in 48,833. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.

Yamashiro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yamashiro are 26.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Yamashiro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,229 per year; in United States they earn 20.23% more than the national average, earning $51,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,006 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Yamashiro
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