Yokes Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yokes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
England41:13,929,515290,718
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Yokeş (23) are calculated separately.

Yokes (44) may also be a first name.

Yokes Last Name Facts

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

Yokes (Arabic: إنيار) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Yokeş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,098,270th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Yokes live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 44 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 48 percent live, Washington, where 10 percent live and Wisconsin, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.

Yokes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yokes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yokes surname increased 687 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yokes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yokes last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

Yokes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,988 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokeş9323/
Yokesh9139/
Yockes9118/
Yokese916/
Yokess911/
Ykes894/
Yokeesh831/
Hykes80906/
Yakes80587/
Aykes8037/
Jokes8029/
Oykes8012/
Yikes809/
Ykkes807/
Ytkes806/
Eykes805/
Ojkes802/
Jykes801/
Yoces801/
Iokes801/
Yoches73156/
Joukes73110/
Yakesh7396/
Heykes7381/
Jokesz7380/
Yokois7318/
Yokysh7315/
Yackes7315/
Yokios738/
Yokish735/
Yodkis734/
Jokesh732/
Yokais732/
Jokies732/
Haykes732/
Yocess731/
Hyskes731/
Geokes731/
Eyckes731/
Heokes731/
Yakhes731/
Jokest731/
Jockes730/
Huykes730/
Oitkes730/
Ekes67553/
Ékes67542/
Yakesse67438/
Jokesch67233/
Ikes67222/
Huyskes6778/
Yakesch6750/
Jokesht6746/
Yakheds678/
Yotkois675/
Yaakesh673/
Ykys671/
Ykex671/

Yokes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yokes in the Arabic language
إنيارanyar-
انيارanyar-

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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 Yokes
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