Yanagihara Surname

22,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yanagihara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanagihara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan23,9621:5,335849
United States4671:776,14360,198
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Yanagihara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanagihara is held by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanagihara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yanagihara is the 22,120th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 296,398 people. The last name Yanagihara occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yanagihara are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 23,962 people, or 1 in 5,335. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Not including Japan it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Yanagihara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yanagihara last name are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yanagihara earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning $51,984 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yanagihara
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