Yokawa Surname
Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname
Yokawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,105 | 1:115,696 | 6,575 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yokawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yokawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yokawa is found most in Japan. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yokawa is the 331,528th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yokawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Yokawa is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 1,105 people, or 1 in 115,696. In Japan Yokawa is most prevalent in: Toyama Prefecture, where 34 percent are found, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Other than Japan this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokawat | 92 | 170 | / |
| Hyokawa | 92 | 50 | / |
| Ayokawa | 92 | 26 | / |
| Oyokawa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yokawad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ykawa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yokhawat | 86 | 13 | / |
| Yoshkawa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oikawa | 83 | 92,590 | / |
| Yakawa | 83 | 291 | / |
| Jokawa | 83 | 121 | / |
| Aykawa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yokowa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Iokawa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oykawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yokhawath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yokoiwa | 77 | 213 | / |
| Hykaway | 77 | 154 | / |
| Yotkawi | 77 | 128 | / |
| Hoikawa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Yokowai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Aykawad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Haykawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yokoswa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakaewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakaawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojokawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hyakawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakcawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yokavat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ikawa | 73 | 4,403 | / |
| Ekawa | 73 | 407 | / |
| Ykava | 73 | 89 | / |
| Yotkhawi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yakawaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayokavoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oyiakawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yodkawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aikawa | 67 | 37,898 | / |
| Hikawa | 67 | 5,222 | / |
| Eikawa | 67 | 3,001 | / |
| Jikawa | 67 | 707 | / |
| Yakawe | 67 | 536 | / |
| Jakawa | 67 | 243 | / |
| Oikava | 67 | 70 | / |
| Iekawa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Yakowa | 67 | 51 | / |
| Yokova | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yakawi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hykava | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yokowe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yakava | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yokowo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yikaba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jokava | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iskawa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ikawai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uikawa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ekaswa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hekawa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ekawad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ekawai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekaway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekeawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ikawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakhawaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iokava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejkawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikahwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekaawa | 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
- 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 Yokawa
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