Yamashiro is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Yamashiro
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Yamashiro

How popular is Yamashiro?

Yamashiro is common in Japan.

Yamashiro is ranked 19489 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Yamashiros grew by 10.56645 per cent to 1015 since 2000 and ranked 24608 after elevating 721 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 76.35 84.2
Others 12.22 5.77
Hispanic or Latino 6.31 4.14
White 5.12 5.88
Yamashiro is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 26710 people have been found who wears Yamashiro as their family name. Yamashiro is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
214,847 Australia4
32,086 Mexico3
34,572 Israel2
21,529 Singapore2
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
897,276 Russia1
24,176 Qatar1
66,560 Philippines1
7,314 Bolivia1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
7,941 Guatemala1
277,603 France1
24,771 Colombia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,981 Canada43
126,462 England22
Countries with hundreds of Yamashiro:
4,931 Peru527
18,962 Argentina284
Countries with thousands of Yamashiro:
5,226 Brazil2,671
26,350 United States1,160
Countries with ten thousands of Yamashiro:
769 Japan21,982
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Yamashiro Namesakes

  • Rafael Yamashiro, Peruvian Politician
  • Prince Yamashiro, Prince Shōtoku's son
  • Stephen K. Yamashiro, Politician
  • Shingo Yamashiro, Television actor
  • Tomoe Yamashiro, Novelist
  • Rafael Yamashiro, Peruvian Politician
  • Junya Yamashiro, Soccer player
  • Junya Yamashiro, Soccer player

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