Yokem Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yokem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Yokem (59) may also be a first name.

Yokem Last Name Facts

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

Yokem is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,286,243rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Yokem are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name in the world, borne by 59 people.

Yokem is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 2,183,488. In The United States Yokem is primarily found in: Illinois, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and Arkansas, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Yokem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yokem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yokem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yokem are 35.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yokem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,995 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoakem91219/
Yokeum9144/
Eyokem911/
Yokhem911/
Oyokem911/
Yodkem911/
Yockem911/
Yoakeim831/
Yoakeem831/
Yokehem830/
Yakem80143/
Yokim80107/
Iokem8043/
Jokem8031/
Yikem8010/
Yocem802/
Eykem801/
Hykem801/
Yochem73374/
Yoakim7399/
Yokhym7398/
Yockim7356/
Yakeem7351/
Jockem7326/
Ioakem7312/
Johkem7311/
Yakeme738/
Joskem735/
Joukem735/
Yokhim732/
Jokeem732/
Yookim731/
Iockem731/
Eyokim731/
Eykeim731/
Yoakym731/
Yakeim731/
Jokeim731/
Yokuim730/
Ikem674,208/
Ekem672,590/
Ioakeim67784/
Ykym67178/
Yakeime6712/
Ycem676/
Yokchim675/
Yockkim673/
Jkem672/
Yiokhim672/
Yiakeim671/
Yakeyme671/
Juokeme671/
Yocheim671/
Yoakuym671/
Ykim671/
Yakehim671/

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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 Yokem
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