Yaokan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Yaokan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaokan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Yaokan (47) may also be a first name.

Yaokan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yaokan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yaokan occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaokan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Yaokan are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yaokan is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 47 people.

It is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 922,849. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 44 percent are found, Lagunes District, where 44 percent are found and Comoé District, where 8 percent are found. Beside The Ivory Coast it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent are found and Togo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaokhan929/
Yaokasin8626/
Yoakan833/
Yaocan832/
Yaokam831/
Yookan831/
Yaokham7762/
Youkhan7717/
Yaoquan776/
Yookhan773/
Yaokone771/
Yaocand771/
Yaokoun771/
Yookang771/
Youskand7118/
Youkhane712/
Jaohkhan711/
Yoahkang711/
Yahokoun711/
Yaudkhan711/
Yaucan67627/
Youkam67148/
Youkon67113/
Yajhakhan6740/
Youcan673/
Yookon673/
Yookam672/
Youkhannh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yaokan
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