Yamashita

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).

Proper noun

Yamashita (plural Yamashitas)

  1. 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

Japanese

Romanization

Yamashita

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やました

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 山下 (Yamashita).

Proper noun

Yamashita m or f by sense

  1. 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)

  1. a surname from Japanese