Yanagi Surname

14,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yanagi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanagi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan36,9721:3,458581
United States4681:774,48560,119
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
India211:36,526,923420,161
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
China91:151,924,6187,954
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
France41:16,605,680368,153
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Yanagi (419) may also be a first name.

Yanagi Last Name Facts

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

Yanagi (Marathi: जानकी, Russian: Янаги) is found most frequently in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanagi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yanagi is the 14,808th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 193,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yanagi live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 419,838th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 419 people.

The last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 36,972 people, or 1 in 3,458. In Japan Yanagi is most common in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Yanagi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yanagi surname are 19.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Yanagi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.55% more than the national average, earning $48,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.14% more than the national average, earning $68,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanagui92325/
Yasnagi9254/
Yanangi9225/
Yanaghi9212/
Yannagi928/
Yatnagi921/
Yanagoi921/
Yangagi921/
Yanagai921/
Ayyanagi865/
Yanaguid861/
Yanaga834,185/
Yanaji83159/
Janagi83149/
Yanasi83119/
Yanage83113/
Yanaci8322/
Yonagi8313/
Yanegi831/
Yanogi831/
Yanazi831/
Yanagy831/
Jatnagi771,261/
Janaghi77163/
Yanasit77107/
Janagid7769/
Ianagui7746/
Yangazi7728/
Yanachi7727/
Yanasih7719/
Yanages7714/
Yanasoi7711/
Yannaci7710/
Janangi779/
Yanange777/
Yanager777/
Yonagie776/
Yannaji773/
Yanatci773/
Yannage772/
Yanagay772/
Yannaga772/
Yanajai772/
Janagit771/
Jannagi771/
Jasnagi771/
Yanaisi771/
Yannasi771/
Yonangi771/
Yanagee771/
Gianagi771/
Janagiy771/
Iannaggi7193/
Ajjanagi7182/
Yanachai7174/
Yannakhi7139/
Yannasit7111/
Yatnasih717/
Yanougui713/
Yanangge712/
Yanauchi712/
Yanachit712/
Yanasith712/
Janaangi711/
Jannagih711/
Yahanasi711/
Yanase6727,460/
Yanoga672,486/
Janasi671,414/
Yonasi671,074/
Yonaga67701/
Yonazi67533/
Ianasi67295/
Janaga67271/
Yanaze6790/
Janage6744/
Janaji6744/
Yonogi6743/
Yanaje6742/
Janazi6733/
Yiannatji6716/
Eanaji6710/
Yanoge679/
Yiannadji679/
Yanege676/
Yonage673/
Yamnaisit673/
Ayyanager672/
Ianage672/
Yannougui672/
Yanace672/
Yannasith672/
Ianaga671/
Yatnagesh671/
Yanosi671/
Yonegi671/
Jahanaghi671/
Janaci671/
Janegi671/
Jonagi671/
Yanoza671/
Yonaci671/
Ianazi671/

Yanagi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yanagi in the Marathi language
जानकीjanaki-
Yanagi in the Russian language
Янагиanagi-

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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 Yanagi
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