Yamauchi Surname

3,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yamauchi Surname User-submission:

In Japanese yama means 'mountain' and uchi means 'house'. The surname means 'mountain house'.

Yamauchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan170,4721:750122
United States1,8191:199,26319,609
Brazil9941:215,3678,302
Thailand2421:291,89450,230
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
Canada681:541,84745,466
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Peru511:623,21815,580
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England121:4,643,172139,951
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Yamauchi (13) may also be a first name.

Yamauchi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Japanese yama means 'mountain' and uchi means 'house'. The surname means 'mountain house'.

- kyamauchi

Yamauchi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamauchi (Russian: Ямаучи) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yamauchi.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamauchi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yamauchi is the 3,235th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,881 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yamauchi reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename globally It is held by 13 people.

Yamauchi is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 170,472 people, or 1 in 750. In Japan it is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 11 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Besides Japan this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Yamauchi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yamauchi surname are 24.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yamauchi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 79.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,873 per year; in United States they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $47,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.69% more than the national average, earning $64,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamajuchi941/
Yamaquchi941/
Yamayuchi941/
Yamachi93105/
Yamuchi936/
Yamauci931/
Yamaichi88151/
Iamauchi889/
Yamguchi885/
Yamaushi883/
Yamaychi882/
Yamouchi882/
Yamauchj881/
Yamauzhi881/
Yameuchi881/
Yamachui881/
Yamatchi881/
Yamaci86655/
Yamuci861/
Yamahachi8230/
Yamoutchi8212/
Oyeamachi824/
Yamatchui823/
Jamachi80890/
Yamashi80871/
Yaymaci80198/
Yağmaci80148/
Yamazui8038/
Yammaci8013/
Yamochi8012/
Yamucha8011/
Yamache8010/
Yamushi803/
Yomuchi801/
Yamauki801/
Yamoutchui781/
Yamahaschi781/
Yamaishi751,037/
Yamasqui75380/
Yamaashi75278/
Jamouchi7510/
Yamahaki758/
Yaymochi757/
Yamashit757/
Yamouche755/
Yamakhai754/
Yamutshi754/
Yamacheu752/
Yamashio751/
Yomatchi751/
Yamueshi751/
Yamaji7114,698/
Yamaki7112,219/
Yamayoshi711,027/
Yamahashi71747/
Yamuca71345/
Yamasi71284/
Yamazi7144/
Yamagi7135/
Yamuki7126/
Yamugi7119/
Yamusi719/
Yamuji717/
Yamaca715/
Ejiamachi714/
Yamoci712/
Jamaci712/
Yamashaid711/
Yamacy711/
Yamoutche711/
Yamuitshi711/
Yamaqi711/
Heamachai711/
Jamauca67318/
Jamashi67254/
Yammaji67141/
Yomochi6772/
Yamouzi6764/
Yamakai6760/
Yamukeh6754/
Yamakha6739/
Yamasih6727/
Jamucci6724/
Yamakei6724/
Yamaika6720/
Yamacer6718/
Yamaize6717/
Yamassi6715/
Yamaski6713/
Jamakhi677/
Yamaaki677/
Yamayki676/
Yamhaji676/
Jamuzhi675/
Yamaike675/
Yahmazi674/
Yamukai674/
Jamaciy674/
Eammaci673/
Jamusci673/
Yamazki672/
Jamukhi671/
Iamacci671/
Eamache671/
Yamaagi671/
Yamasei671/
Yamasis671/
Yamazei671/
Yamashy671/
Jamajhi671/
Jamushi671/
Yamaaca671/
Yamaica671/
Yamaiki671/
Yamakeh671/
Yamakis671/
Yamasid671/
Yamasip671/
Yamatsi671/
Yamazeu671/
Yamiche671/
Yamucca671/
Yamuisi671/
Yiamaki671/
Yamaheishi671/
Yamacka671/
Jamacis671/

Yamauchi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamauchi in the Russian language
Ямаучиamauci-

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