Jokste Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Jokste Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 215 | 1:9,535 | 1,413 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Jokste Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jokste Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jokste is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jokste.
How Common Is The Last Name Jokste? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,118,459th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jokste live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Baltic Europe.
The surname Jokste is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 9,535. In Latvia Jokste is most common in: Latgale, where 61 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 35 percent are found and Semigallia, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Latvia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jokst | 91 | 21 | / |
| Joksts | 83 | 121 | / |
| Joksta | 83 | 26 | / |
| Jakste | 83 | 9 | / |
| Jokstys | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jokstis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakster | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakstet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yokst | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jakst | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jaksteit | 71 | 60 | / |
| Jackstet | 71 | 17 | / |
| Hockster | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jogstedt | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jakstets | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hockstea | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hookster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jacksteit | 67 | 271 | / |
| Cakste | 67 | 234 | / |
| Hookstead | 67 | 73 | / |
| Jaksta | 67 | 42 | / |
| Jakszt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jackst | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jaksts | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jasckstet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoksta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hocste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hockstead | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jokste
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