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

The last name Yokem is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yokem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name Yokem 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. Yokem is also the 1,282,666th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 59 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 2,183,488. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 18 percent live and Arkansas, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Yokem exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Yokem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yokem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yokem last name expanded 205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yokem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yokem surname are 35.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.09% 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
  • 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 Yokem
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