Yoakley Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Yoakley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yoakley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Yoakley Last Name Facts

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

Yoakley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoakley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Yoakley are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Yoakley is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 37 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Yoakley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yoakley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yoakley last name expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Yoakley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yoakley surname is principally Methodist (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Yoakley surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the party.

Yoakley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,988 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoackley930/
Yokley921,664/
Yakley9294/
Yoakly920/
Yoakle920/
Yackley86735/
Yakeley8680/
Yockley861/
Yakcley861/
Eoakley861/
Oiakley861/
Yakle83191/
Yokly833/
Yokle833/
Yakly831/
Yakeleya8029/
Yaeakley801/
Jooakley801/
Yackle77298/
Yakele77173/
Eakley77168/
Yackly7754/
Jakley7733/
Yaklay7726/
Yaklee777/
Yoklie775/
Yoklae774/
Yekley773/
Yakhle771/
Yaklly771/
Yokkly771/
Aekley771/
Yokler771/
Iakley770/
Aikley770/
Jokley770/
Yiakle770/
Aukley770/
Oukley770/
Yeckley71656/
Jackley71485/
Aukleya7144/
Auckley7123/
Yaklych7114/
Eakeley7113/
Jockley719/
Aikeley717/
Aickley713/
Heakley712/
Yakhles712/
Yokkloy711/
Ojakleh711/
Haikley711/
Yackles711/
Yakkele711/
Haukley711/
Yooklay711/
Yackler710/
Hoekley710/
Haekley710/
Eakle671,453/
Yakli67306/
Oikle67184/
Jakle67120/
Aikle6775/
Yakla6761/
Jokle6720/
Aukle6714/
Jokly6713/
Jakly6712/
Hoeckley6710/
Yokli679/
Yacle679/
Houckley676/
Yekle676/
Heackley674/
Oekle673/
Eakly673/
Yiokelly673/
Yokla671/
Yakeliya671/
Haizkley671/
Yekly670/
Hauckley670/
Gaeckley670/
Iakle670/

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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
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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 Yoakley
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