Where Does The Last Name Yayoi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yayoi occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yayoi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,447,279^th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Yayoi are found; 71 percent are found in East Asia and 71 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Yayoi is also the 59,466^th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 10,465 people.

The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,217,565. In Japan Yayoi is most prevalent in: Toyama Prefecture, where 30 percent reside, Tokushima Prefecture, where 26 percent reside and Tochigi Prefecture, where 18 percent reside. Other than Japan this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.