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.
