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Cognomen Yamashita (ヤマシタ , Yamashita , 山下 , and others...) , worldwide, is a common last name. The surname Yamashita is habitual in Paraguay, where it is quite a rare surname, Japan, and Singapore. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Brazil, Japan, and the United States. More prevalently, Yamashita is the forename as well as the last name.