Yashima Surname

35,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan14,6451:8,7301,233
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Yashima (154) may also be a first name.

Yashima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yashima (Hindi: याशिमा, Marathi: याशीमा) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yashima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,386th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 487,951 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yashima reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Yashima is also the 740,891st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 154 people.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 14,645 people, or 1 in 8,730. In Japan Yashima is most common in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 19 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside and Fukushima Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Japan Yashima exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Yashima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yashima surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Yashima earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,098 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yashima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yashima in the Marathi language
याशीमाyasima-
Yashima in the Hindi language
याशिमाyasima80
यशिमाyasima20

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