Yamamoto

Yamamoto Meaning & Origin

About Yamamoto
The surname Yamamoto is of Japanese origin and is written as 山本 in kanji characters. It is a common surname in Japan and has multiple possible meanings. The first character "山" (yama) means "mountain," while the second character "本" (moto) means "base" or "origin." Therefore, the surname Yamamoto can be interpreted to mean "base of the mountain" or "origin of the mountain." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person or family living near or originating from a mountainous area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Yamamoto is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Yamamoto: 7,547
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 4,702
  • Frequency per 100k people: 2.56

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yamamoto based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Yamamoto is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AMMT
🗽 NYSIIS
YANANA
🔊 Soundex
Y0505030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y AA0 M AA0 M OW1 T OW0
🌐 IPA
/jɑmɑˈmoʊtoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AMMT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y553

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yamamoto in Braille

Here's how to represent Yamamoto in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Yamamoto in braille

How to sign the name Yamamoto using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Yamamoto using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Yamamoto in sign language

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