Yokanathan Surname

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

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yokanathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokanathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Yokanathan (15) may also be a first name.

Yokanathan Last Name Facts

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

Yokanathan is most common in Malaysia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokanathan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Yokanathan are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yokanathan is also the 2,900,335th most common forename at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,552,328. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 47 percent are found, Penang, where 42 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia Yokanathan is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekanathan8447/
Jakanathan8017/
Gekanathan809/
Jakanathanh761/
Aikanatan744/
Jakanatan743/
Jakannatan709/
Jaqanathan703/
Eakanatham701/
Ekanahtham701/
Jacanathan701/

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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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  • 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 Yokanathan
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