Yamagata is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Yamagata
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Yamagata

How popular is Yamagata?

Yamagata is common in Japan.

Yamagata is ranked 14868 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Yamagatas grew by 6.49652 per cent to 459 since 2000 and ranked 46404 after elevating 119 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 71.24 78.65
Others 12.2 7.89
White 10.89 9.51
Hispanic or Latino 4.79 2.78
Yamagata is quite popular family name mostly used in Japan while Northern Mariana Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 35417 people have been found who wears Yamagata as their family name. Yamagata is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
720,003 Russia4
10,542 China4
46,068 Philippines3
131,225 Spain2
54,641 Sweden2
4,104 South Korea2
1,500,361 India2
18,969 Wales1
25,721 Egypt1
25,746 Finland1
277,603 France1
31,584 Peru1
7,292 Vietnam1
62,864 New Zealand1
2,057 Myanmar1
36,678 Singapore1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,219 England16
333 Northern Mariana Islands16
156,482 Canada14
Countries with hundreds of Yamagata:
18,557 Brazil700
47,815 United States561
71,225 Germany134
Countries with ten thousands of Yamagata:
523 Japan33,938
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Yamagata Namesakes

  • Isao Yamagata, Film actor
  • Rachael Yamagata, Singer-songwriter
  • Cora Yamagata, Actress
  • Kaori Yamagata, Voice actress
  • Hiro Yamagata, Painter
  • Hiroo Yamagata, Author
  • Rachael Yamagata, Singer-songwriter
  • Isao Yamagata, Film actor
  • Kentaro Yamagata, Musical artist
  • Kyohei Yamagata, Soccer player

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