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 most common in Japan. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 421,345th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Yamura reside; 85 percent reside in East Asia and 85 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 702 people, or 1 in 182,114. In Japan Yamura is most frequent in: Chiba Prefecture, where 19 percent live, Tochigi Prefecture, where 14 percent live and Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 12 percent live. Apart from Japan Yamura exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Yamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yamura surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the 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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