Yama is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Yama
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Yama

How popular is Yama?

Yama is common in Japan.

Yama is ranked 13229 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Yamas grew by 50 per cent to 267 since 2000 and ranked 72771 after elevating 22320 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Yama is quite popular family name mostly used in Japan while Papua New Guinea is ahead in terms of density. Around 39898 people have been found who wears Yama as their family name. Yama is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
98,953 Belarus7
20,790 Nigeria6
7,031 China6
214,847 Australia4
931 Gabon3
19,452 Malaysia3
7,619 Ecuador3
6,270 Hong Kong3
10,329 Pakistan3
65,594 Belgium2
28,083 Romania2
24,269 Peru2
14,521 Portugal2
2,617 Cambodia2
34,681 Norway2
124,220 Italy2
10,183 Jordan2
7,314 Bolivia1
7,198 Maldives1
15,705 Cameroon1
17,575 Kuwait1
28,365 Kenya1
613 Central African Republic1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
25,746 Finland1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
37,493 Austria1
2,309 Monaco1
38,830 Morocco1
38,841 Scotland1
16,228 Bulgaria1
77,122 Sweden1
5,553 Taiwan1
11,831 Tajikistan1
1,005 The Gambia1
1,879 Belize1
9,591 Panama1
7,292 Vietnam1
62,864 New Zealand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,848 Thailand40
52,947 Netherlands31
11,685 Singapore24
126,462 England22
10,454 Mauritania21
94,051 Kazakhstan19
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
66,582 Argentina60
17,264 Israel59
54,886 Canada55
Countries with hundreds of Yama:
3,337 Colombia664
18,400 Indonesia631
23,224 Philippines580
22,607 Brazil556
1,960 Burkina Faso472
15,335 Algeria357
80,350 United States296
20,007 Ukraine280
57,437 France171
78,913 Russia159
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Yama:
5,964 India8,622
549 Afghanistan5,694
205 Papua New Guinea3,238
7,131 Turkey1,153
5,635 Mexico1,047
Countries with ten thousands of Yama:
1,047 Japan15,426
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Yama Namesakes

  • Kyoji Yamamoto, Musician
  • Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander-in-chief
  • Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian Politician
  • Ai Yamagami, Gravure idol
  • Ai Yamamoto, Musician
  • Ai Yamamoto, Japanese idol
  • Aina Yamauchi, Musical Artist
  • Airi Yamamoto, Film actress
  • Airi Yamagishi, Actress
  • Sayoko Yamaguchi, Model

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