Hello, Mr. Yamada. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Yamada, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.
Yamada is the 12th most common Japanese surname.
A typical geographic surname in the sense of a rice field in a mountain.
It has been popular all over the country since the Middle Ages and is evenly distributed throughout the country.
There are about 2000 place names in Yamada nationwide. That’s why there are many places where Yamada’s surname comes from. Generally, it is said that there are many places in the mountains, but there are also place names in the plains such as Yamadaso in Omi Province.
Yamada is said to be a surname found all over the country.
Japanese American Surname Ranking (U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Survey)
| Surname | Kanji | Supplement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka |  |
4th in Japan |
| 2 | Yamamoto |   |
8th in Japan |
| 3 | Nakamura |   ・・・ |
7th in Japan |
| 4 | Watanabe |   ・・・ |
6th in Japan |
| 5 | Sato |  |
1st in Japan |
| 6 | Yamada |  |
12th in Japan |
| 7 | Kimura |  (written vertically) |
17th in Japan |
| 8 | Suzuki |   (written vertically) |
2nd in Japan |
| 9 | Kato |  |
10th in Japan |
| 10 | Yoshida |  |
11th in Japan |
| 11 | Takahashi |  |
3rd in Japan |
| 12 | Higa |  |
1st in Okinawa, Japan |
| 13 | Kobayashi |  |
9th in Japan |
| 14 | Nakano |   ・・・ |
46th in Japan |
| 15 | Hayashi |  |
20th in Japan |
| 16 | Hashimoto |  |
24th in Japan |
| 17 | Saito |   ・・・ |
19th in Japan |
| 18 | Sasaki |  |
13th in Japan |
| 19 | Mori |   ・・・ |
22th in Japan |
| 20 | Matsumoto |  (written vertically)  |
15th in Japan |
