Yamatoya Surname
Approximately 329 people bear this surname
Yamatoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 326 | 1:392,160 | 12,753 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yamatoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamatoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamatoya is found most in Japan. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Yamatoya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamatoya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 837,371st most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name Yamatoya is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yamatoya are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 392,160. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 45 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 15 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent are found. Beside Japan Yamatoya exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamatiya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Yamatoyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yamatay | 80 | 31 | / |
| Yamatai | 80 | 27 | / |
| Yamatoi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Yamatou | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yamatau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yamahatiya | 78 | 3 | / |
| Jamatiya | 75 | 48,937 | / |
| Yamatoud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yamaatae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yamohaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yamataji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jamotoya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yamoay | 71 | 79 | / |
| Jasmatiya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yamaou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yamashiya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yammaciya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamauthai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamaea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iamatiyad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamattiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamathiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamahou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jamatai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yamouay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iamatou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamasea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yasmaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamattiyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eamataj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iamataj | 67 | 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
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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 Yamatoya
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