Yamazu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yamazu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamazu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131

Yamazu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamazu is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yamazu.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamazu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Yamazu live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

Yamazu is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 63,922,146. Without taking into account Japan Yamazu exists in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamazui9238/
Yamazou921/
Yamazeu921/
Yamadzau861/
Oyeamazu861/
Yamacu8340/
Yamasu8316/
Yamatsu77845/
Yamashu7754/
Yamachu771/
Yamadjeu7115/
Yamassou712/
Yamacheu712/
Yamachui711/
Yamatchu711/
Yamahatsu67120/
Ejiamaizu6731/
Jamasu674/
Yammassou674/
Yamatchui673/
Yomasu672/
Yamoju672/
Jamaju671/

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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 Yamazu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis