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

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

How popular is Yamashita?

Yamashita is common in Japan.

Yamashita is ranked 1576 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Yamashita bearers increased by 1.848049 per cent in 2010 US census to 2480 since 2000, the surname slipped by 719 spots and ranked at 12500. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 78.83 83.9
Others 11.45 8.5
White 6.21 5.67
Hispanic or Latino 3.27 1.77
Yamashita is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 342612 people have been found who wears Yamashita as their family name. Yamashita is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
1,377 South Korea6
2,403 Vietnam4
1,014,159 India4
16,136 Kenya3
23,344 Austria2
44,018 Poland2
3,871 Paraguay2
26,532 Chile2
10,858 Tunisia2
19,046 Ireland2
49,101 Denmark1
29,774 Venezuela1
10,683 Cyprus1
24,771 Colombia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
1,253 Burundi1
7,314 Bolivia1
165,773 Belarus1
53,505 Turkey1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
16,073 Latvia1
8,859 Iraq1
9,498 Iceland1
17,236 Ghana1
7,191 Afghanistan1
25,746 Finland1
36,814 Romania1
586 San Marino1
38,841 Scotland1
11,510 Oman1
24,421 Slovakia1
3,350 Fiji1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
4,435 Togo1
13,447 Uganda1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
46,313 Spain43
9,524 Portugal37
282,307 Russia27
838 Guam24
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
2,197 China20
69,202 Netherlands18
355,817 Indonesia15
29,517 New Zealand12
482 Northern Mariana Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
78,184 Italy67
1,794 Thailand56
Countries with hundreds of Yamashita:
23,224 Philippines580
19,380 Germany538
10,412 Canada378
1,121 Taiwan290
40,824 France245
8,346 Malaysia228
19,046 Mexico183
10,100 Peru171
31,938 England140
36,751 Argentina134
1,845 Hong Kong130
3,201 Singapore106
23,719 Australia102
Countries with thousands of Yamashita:
12,152 United States2,914
Countries with ten thousands of Yamashita:
1,414 Brazil11,098
Countries with hundred thousands of Yamashita:
30 Japan324,913
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Yamashita Namesakes

  • Daiki Yamashita, Voice actor
  • Tomohisa Yamashita, Japanese idol
  • Daiki Yamashita, Voice actor
  • Akihiko Yamashita, Animator
  • Tomohisa Yamashita, Japanese idol
  • Ayaka Yamashita, Voice actress
  • Nobuhiro Yamashita, Film director
  • Tatsuro Yamashita, Singer-songwriter
  • Kinuyo Yamashita, Musical composer
  • Daiki Yamashita, Voice actor
  • Chizuko Yamashita, from 1966 0 movie Ranjuku, who portrayed the N.
  • In 2014 action, comedy film, The Sex Cannon Ball Run, Baksheesh Yamashita portrayed N.
  • Kenjirô Yamashita played leading character of Dan in 2018 comedy, drama film DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from HiGH & LOW.
  • In 1990, Mai Yamashita portrayed the role of N in 0 film Waka okusama maruhi onanii: Kuwaekomu.
  • In 1976 0 movie, Joshidairyô maruhi repôto: Hoshi garu toshigoro, Mayumi Yamashita characterized N.
  • In 0 sci-fi flick, Luna Agonia, Yûho Yamashita played Miyu.

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