is the 12th most common Japanese surname.

Notable people with the surname

* , Japanese model, actress and idol * , Japanese field hockey player * , Japanese illustrator and manga artist * , Japanese rugby union player * , Japanese philosopher * , Japanese politician and samurai * Alexander Akira Yamada (山田明, born 1988), Japanese-American actor, writer, and LGBTQ activist. * , Japanese writer * , Japanese actress * , Japanese samurai * , Japanese samurai * , Japanese beauty pageant winner * , Japanese writer * , Japanese women's footballer * , Japanese basketball player * , Japanese general * , Japanese softball player * , Japanese Mahayana Buddhist * Fernando Yamada (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * , Japanese voice actress * , pen name of Seiya Yamada, Japanese writer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese cross-country skier * , Japanese footballer and manager * , Japanese cross-country skier * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese admiral * Hiroki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * , Japanese chef * , Japanese long jumper * , Japanese politician * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese computer scientist * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese video game composer * , better known as Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician * , Japanese film director * , Japanese actress * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese swordsman * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese actor * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese women's basketball player * , Japanese long-distance runner * , Japanese conductor * , Japanese classical composer and conductor * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese voice actor * , better known as Jushin Liger, Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese politician * , Japanese singer * , Japanese manga artist * , better known as Black Buffalo, Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese long-distance runner * , Japanese golfer * Kenji Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * Kenneth Yamada, American biologist * , Japanese Go player * , better known as Kiyoshi Hikawa, Japanese enka singer * , Japanese photographer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese billiards player * , Japanese doctor * , Japanese classical composer and conductor * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese Zen Buddhist * , Japanese shogi player * Kyle Yamada (born 1983), Canadian soccer player * , Japanese figure skater and coach * , better known as Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress * , Japanese architect * , Japanese mixed martial artist * Mariko Yamada (born 1950), Japanese American politician * , Japanese actress and gravure idol * , Japanese physicist * , Japanese weightlifter * , Japanese politician * Masahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * Masaki Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer and manager * , Japanese shogi player * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese rhythmic gymnast * , Japanese politician * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer * Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), American poet, activist, and professor * , Japanese softball player * , Japanese taekwondo practitioner * , Japanese calligrapher * , Japanese manga artist, writer and poet * , Japanese adventurer, governor of a province of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Thailand) * , Japanese idol and singer * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese animator and film director * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese volleyball player * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese speed skater * , Japanese politician * , Japanese general * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese Zen Buddhist * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer and actor * Ryoun Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist * Sachiko Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral * , Japanese ski mountaineer * , Japanese badminton player * , Japanese motorcycle racer * , Japanese politician * , Japanese musician * , Japanese model, actor and singer * , Japanese businessman * , Japanese cross-country skier * , Japanese volleyball player * , Japanese actress and former member idol group

NMB48 NMB48 (read "N.M.B. Forty-eight") is a Japanese idol group that debuted in 2011 as the second sister group to AKB48, produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NMB48 is named after the Namba district in Osaka city of Osaka Prefecture, where the group is based ...

* , Japanese politician * , Japanese metallurgic artist * Sobin Yamada, Japanese Zen Buddhist * Tachi Yamada (1945–2021), scientist and gastroenterologist * , Japanese writer and screenwriter * , Japanese rower * , Japanese footballer * Takahiro Yamada (disambiguation), multiple people * , Japanese actor, singer and producer * Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), American artist * , Japanese Go player * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer-songwriter * Tarzan Yamada (born 1962), Japanese drifting driver * , Japanese actor * , Japanese karateka * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese ice hockey player * , Japanese politician * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese writer, illustrator and translator * , Japanese feminist * , Japanese boxer * , Japanese film director * , Japanese actor and voice actor * , Japanese linguist * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese anime screenwriter * , Japanese mixed martial artist * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese aikidoka * , Japanese model, actress and singer * , Japanese actor * , Japanese darts player * , Japanese ski jumper * , Japanese composer * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

* , protagonist of the manga series ''

B Gata H Kei is a Japanese four-panel manga series by . It was published by Shueisha and ran in ''Weekly Young Jump'' from 2004 to 2011. The story focuses on the salacious wishes of a high school girl, whose perceived drawback of being a virgin leads to ...

'' * The Yamadas, characters in the film '' My Neighbors the Yamadas'' * The Yamada Asaemon clan, characters in the manga series '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'' * , a character in the manga series ''Working!!'' * , a character in the manga series '' Honey and Clover'' * Chi Yamada, protagonist of the manga series '' Chi's Sweet Home'' * , a character in the light novel series ''Eromanga Sensei'' * Hanako Yamada, a character in the video game ''

Yandere Simulator ''Yandere Simulator'' is an upcoming stealth action video game for Windows. The story follows obsessively lovesick schoolgirl Ayano Aishi, nicknamed " Yandere- chan", who takes it upon herself to eliminate (through either violent or non-viole ...

'' * , a character in the manga series ''Bleach'' * , a character in the visual novel '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' * , a character in the manga series ''My Hero Academia'' * , a character from the multimedia project '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' * , a character from the multimedia project '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' * , a character from the multimedia project '' Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle'' * , a character in the video game ''Fatal Fury 2'' * , a character in the manga series ''Shaman King'' * , a character in the light novel series '' Infinite Stratos'' * , protagonist of the manga series '' Kocchi Muite! Miiko'' * , protagonist of the manga series '' Mamotte! Lollipop'' * , a character in the anime series ''Valvrave the Liberator'' * , a character in the anime/manga series '' Bocchi the Rock!'' * , protagonist of the manga series ''Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches'' * , a character in the manga series '' Sensitive Pornograph'' * , a character in the anime series ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' * , protagonist of the manga series '' Kanpai!'' * , a character in the anime series ''Zombie Land Saga'' * Taeko Yamada, a character in the video game ''

'' * , a character in the manga series '' Dokaben'' * Taro Yamada, protagonist of the manga series '' Yamada Taro Monogatari'' * Taro Yamada, a character in the video game ''

'' * , a character in the television series ''

Densha Otoko is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old ''otaku'' who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The ''otaku'' ultimat ...

'' * , a character in the media franchise ''Pretty Rhythm'' * , a character in the manga series ''

Kase-san is a Japanese yuri (genre), yuri manga series written and illustrated by Hiromi Takashima. The series was serialized in Shinshokan's ''Hirari (magazine), Hirari'' magazine and ''Flash Wings'' web publication between August 2010 and March 20 ...

Notable people with the surname

Fictional characters

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