Yamura Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Yamura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan7021:182,1148,551
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yamura (29) may also be a first name.

Yamura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamura is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yamura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 421,345th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. The surname Yamura is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Yamura live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 85 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Yamura is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 702 people, or 1 in 182,114. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Chiba Prefecture, where 19 percent reside, Tochigi Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Not including Japan this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Yamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yamura surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yamura earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.12% more than the national average, earning $53,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamaura9214,989/
Yamoura9245/
Yasmura923/
Yamurai921/
Yaamurad861/
Yomura83353/
Yamora8351/
Jamura8337/
Yamuri8334/
Yamure8322/
Yamira8312/
Yamuro833/
Eamura831/
Iamura831/
Gaiyamura801/
Iamurai77713/
Yamoure77652/
Yamouri77245/
Yamhure7738/
Jamurat7730/
Yasmuri7718/
Jamhura7712/
Yamurri777/
Yatmuri775/
Jamuira775/
Jamurad773/
Yammuri773/
Yamuroo773/
Yamusri773/
Jamuray772/
Jamaura771/
Jyamuri771/
Ihamura771/
Jaimura771/
Yamhury771/
Yaamuri771/
Yahmure771/
Yamiera771/
Jamuras771/
Iameura771/
Jamurai771/
Yamurry771/
Yamauri771/
Yammouri71212/
Giamoura7124/
Iamutrap7124/
Jaimurat7117/
Eyeamure7112/
Yamourou7110/
Jamurrad717/
Jahamura714/
Jamurrat713/
Oyomoura712/
Jatmurad712/
Jaymurat711/
Yatmouri711/
Jamora675,714/
Yamori671,322/
Jamira67628/
Jamuri67220/
Yamiro6787/
Jamure6728/
Yamoro6719/
Jamuro6711/
Jeamourra6710/
Jomura675/
Iamure674/
Yamore674/
Yiamouris673/
Yomora672/
Yahmurzhy672/
Yomuri671/
Yamgauhri671/
Jamourath671/
Yamoré671/
Yamorô671/
Jamury671/
Iamuri671/
Yamory671/

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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 Yamura
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