Yamashita
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).
Proper noun
Yamashita (plural Yamashitas)
- A surname from Japanese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Yamashita is the 12500th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2480 individuals. Yamashita is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (78.83%) and Mixed Race (11.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Yamashita”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Japanese
Romanization
Yamashita
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).
Proper noun
Yamashita m or f by sense
- a surname from Japanese
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jamaˈʃita/ [jɐ.mɐˈʃiː.t̪ɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /jamasˈjita/ [jɐ.mɐsˈjiː.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: Ya‧ma‧shi‧ta
Proper noun
Yamashita (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜋᜐ᜔ᜌᜒᜆ)
- a surname from Japanese