Yamada is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Yamada
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Yamada

How popular is Yamada?

Yamada is common in Japan.

Yamada is ranked 652 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Yamada bearers increased by 0.0223914 per cent in 2010 US census to 4467 since 2000, the surname slipped by 533 spots and ranked at 7461. The last name was found in around 15 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 78.8 83.83
Others 11.24 7.61
White 7.21 6.54
Hispanic or Latino 2.57 1.79
Yamada is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 802028 people have been found who wears Yamada as their family name. Yamada is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
839 South Korea10
28,661 Serbia8
98,953 Belarus7
5,340 Iceland6
1,346 Bermuda6
11,802 Egypt4
8,411 Costa Rica4
7,993 Jordan3
4,915 Panama3
16,136 Kenya3
23,858 Iran2
19,093 Finland2
5,217 Zambia2
20,837 Venezuela2
147,165 Czech Republic2
41,879 Turkey2
24,766 Scotland2
6,900 Oman2
12,844 Pakistan2
1,400 Mongolia2
1,169 New Caledonia2
28,083 Romania2
4,249 Cambodia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
2,377 Marshall Islands1
38,063 Mauritania1
3,214 Niger1
42,479 Greece1
47,891 Norway1
7,314 Bolivia1
13,606 Senegal1
24,771 Colombia1
123,175 Tanzania1
7,941 Guatemala1
1,572 Macau1
408 Åland1
6,688 Malawi1
1,179 Swaziland1
2,935 Madagascar1
1,819 Laos1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
2,057 Myanmar1
13,447 Uganda1
58,885 Poland1
49,529 Israel1
3,307 Malta1
8,859 Iraq1
18,969 Wales1
5,924 Paraguay1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
28,746 Algeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
44,472 Spain46
193 Northern Mariana Islands35
1,461 China32
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
32,811 Sweden29
70,042 Kazakhstan29
9,692 Ireland27
52,530 Belgium22
23,914 Denmark20
220,909 Ukraine12
587,188 India11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,021 Chile81
15,572 Switzerland72
112,361 Indonesia69
10,776 New Zealand62
37,331 Netherlands58
Countries with hundreds of Yamada:
5,856 Mexico995
13,857 Germany740
735 Taiwan521
9,535 Canada419
14,020 Argentina388
26,927 France367
16,300 England344
6,650 Malaysia304
956 Hong Kong273
8,522 Peru228
12,451 Australia221
1,832 Singapore219
39,356 Italy213
77 Micronesia192
764 Thailand156
90,932 Russia133
12,545 Austria105
Countries with thousands of Yamada:
6,910 United States5,560
6,108 Philippines2,320
1,187 Vietnam1,789
Countries with ten thousands of Yamada:
982 Brazil16,997
Countries with hundred thousands of Yamada:
10 Japan768,801
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Yamada Namesakes

    Akihito Yamada, Japanese rugby player
  • Akane Yamada, Film director
  • Aki Yamada, Television producer
  • Akihiro Yamada, Artist
  • Akio Yamada, Businessperson
  • Akira Yamada, Philosopher
  • Hisashi Yamada, Baseball Player
  • Keizo Yamada, Olympic athlete
  • Aoi Yamada, Musical Artist
  • Masaki Yamada, Author
  • Tatsuo Yamada, Actor
  • Keisuke Yamada played minor character of N in 1923 drama film Chichi to tsumi.
  • Yoshio Yamada, from 1918 0 film Date no harukoma, who played the N.
  • In 1918, Kusuo Yamada played the role of N in 0 flick Koi no sakurada.
  • Yuri Yamada played pivotal character of N in 2012 romance movie Watashi no kanashimi.
  • In 1923, Takaya Yamada played the role of N in 0 flick Yamâ no higekî.
  • Anna Yamada played minor role of Mami Mizuno in 2018 comedy and drama film Missions of Love.
  • In 2014, Asako Yamada played the role of Kikuko in comedy, sport film Soften!.
  • Katsurô Yamada portrayed leading character of Yoichi Ihara in 1973 0 movie Danchizuma hiasobi.
  • In 2011, Yûki Yamada portrayed the role of Joe Gibken and Gokai Blue in action, sci-fi movie Gôkaijâ Goseijâ Sûpâ sentai 199 hîrô daikessen.
  • Maho Yamada portrayed the main character of Kumiko in 2016 crime, thriller film Himeanôru.
  • Mitsuko Yamada characterized the leading role of Narrator in 1956 documentary movie Ikiteite yokatta.
  • In 1956 drama movie, Aya ni ai shiki, Ichiro Yamada characterized N.

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